Luka Doncic's Courtside Trash Talk to Hawks Fans Goes Viral: 'You Could Have Had Me' as the Lakers Win 124-114 Behind His 32 Points
On the night of November 9, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. During a stoppage, Lakers star Luka Doncic's courtside exchange with Hawks fans was filmed by spectators and quickly went viral. Smiling at the fans, he said, "You all wish you would have had me. You all wish, huh?"
According to the courtside video relayed by multiple sports outlets, one fan answered, "We had you," another insisted, "No we don't, I've never wanted you," and a third conceded, "I wish we did, I do." Doncic pressed on: "You know you could have had me." A voice nearby immediately added, "He's right." The clip was first posted by Threads user @RKessler23 and spread across platforms after sports reporter Michael J. Duarte and others shared it on November 10.
The taunt reopens an old wound in Hawks history. In the 2018 NBA Draft, Atlanta selected the 19-year-old Slovenian guard Doncic with the third overall pick, then traded him on draft night to the Dallas Mavericks for fifth pick Trae Young and a protected 2019 first-round pick. Doncic went on to become one of the league's top stars, and the trade has been debated by fans ever since.
Doncic was returning from injury: he had missed Sunday's game against Detroit with lower back tightness. In his return he posted 32 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, five steals and two blocks on 11-of-22 shooting. The win was the Lakers' sixth straight and improved them to 10-2, the best record in the league, in Doncic's tenth game of the season. According to the New York Post, he became the first Lakers player to record multiple games with at least 30 points, five assists, five steals and two blocks.
Source: Courtside video posted by @RKessler23 on Threads
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: Luka Doncic湖人队比赛资料图（2026年1月摄，Erik Drost摄，CC BY 2.0，经Wikimedia Commons）
