{"id":26626,"date":"2025-02-03T04:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T03:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=26626"},"modified":"2025-02-03T04:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T03:04:08","slug":"luka-doncic-expresses-gratitude-to-mavericks-fans-in-heartfelt-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/luka-doncic-expresses-gratitude-to-mavericks-fans-in-heartfelt-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Don\u010di\u0107 expresses gratitude to Mavericks fans in heartfelt address"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Seven years after playing with the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Don\u010di\u0107 is going to Los Angeles to team up with <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/lebron-james-says-bronny-james-athleticism-matches-his-nba-rookie-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LeBron James <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lakers<\/a> in a trade that shook the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the contract was signed on Sunday morning, Don\u010di\u0107 wrote a note to Dallas fans on social media.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the full text of his letter:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeven years ago, I came here as a teenager to pursue my dream of playing basketball at the highest level. I thought I\u2019d spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship. The love and support you all have given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of. For a young kid from Slovenia coming to the U.S. for the first time, you made North Texas feel like home. In good times and bad, from injuries to the NBA Finals, your support never changed. Thank you not only for sharing my joy in our best moments, but also for lifting me up when I needed it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo all the organizations I\u2019ve worked with throughout the Dallas community, thank you for letting me contribute to your important work and join you in bringing light to those who need it. As I start the next part of my basketball journey, I am leaving a city that will always feel like a home away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDallas is a special place, and Mavs fans are special fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you, from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MFFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qVMcV2uh5m\">pic.twitter.com\/qVMcV2uh5m<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luka7doncic\/status\/1886186353882198297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven years after playing with the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Don\u010di\u0107 is going to Los Angeles to team up with LeBron James and the Lakers in a trade that shook the NBA. After the contract was signed on Sunday morning, Don\u010di\u0107 wrote a note to Dallas fans on social media. Below is the full text of his letter:&nbsp; \u201cSeven years ago, I came here as a teenager to pursue my dream of playing basketball at the highest level. I thought I\u2019d spend my career here and I wanted so badly to bring you a championship. The love and support you all have given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of. For a young kid from Slovenia coming to the U.S. for the first time, you made North Texas feel like home. In good times and bad, from injuries to the NBA Finals, your support never changed. Thank you not only for sharing my joy in our best moments, but also for lifting me up when I needed it most. \u201cTo all the organizations I\u2019ve worked with throughout the Dallas community, thank you for letting me contribute to your important work and join you in bringing light to those who need it. As I start the next part of my basketball journey, I am leaving a city that will always feel like a home away from home. \u201cDallas is a special place, and Mavs fans are special fans. \u201cThank you, from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Don\u010di\u0107 expresses gratitude to Mavericks fans - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dallas Mavericks strong man Luka Don\u010di\u0107 has ended a 7-year journey with the team, to join the Los Angeles Lakers in a new contract.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/luka-doncic-expresses-gratitude-to-mavericks-fans-in-heartfelt-address\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Don\u010di\u0107 expresses gratitude to Mavericks fans - 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