The Dallas Mavericks were not going to be stopped in Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, as the tandem of Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving was dialed in offensively Thursday during what, barring a historic comeback, will be the closeout game of the Western Conference finals.
Holding a massive lead in the third quarter, Dončić wasn’t shying away from hecklers in the crowd at the Target Center in Minneapolis. After making a difficult shot and drawing a foul at the basket, the 25-year-old could be overheard on the TNT broadcast clapping back at one of the hecklers.
“Yeah! Who’s crying, motherf––er?” shouted Dončić, fired up after his and-one.
“who’s crying mother f**ker?” pic.twitter.com/KZClaUMgOo
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 31, 2024
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that the fan to whom Dončić responded was making a crying baby gesture toward the Mavs guard.
Snoop Dogg was sitting courtside at the Target Center and he had a front row seat to the highlight-reel play and the eye-opening exchange that followed. Needless to say, he was loving the intensity and looked utterly stunned by what Dončić was doing.
Snoop Dogg is in disbelief pic.twitter.com/U4LhxZgeRy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 31, 2024
At that point in the game, Dončić and Irving were nearly outscoring the Timberwolves as a duo, and the star guard was letting the opposing fan base hear it while dominating and ensuring their season would end on their own court.
