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Lakers’ Luka Doncic calls out NBA mentor: ‘He don’t even call’

Luka Doncic kept it real ahead of Friday’s game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers. The Western Conference matchup streamed on Amazon Prime, where Doncic’s mentor and friend Dirk Nowitzki is a part of the NBA crew’s studio show. The…

By Valentina Martinez · NY Post

Published: Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 5:19 AM

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Luka Doncic playfully called out mentor Dirk Nowitzki for not calling him while in Los Angeles.
Nowitzki was in Los Angeles working on the Amazon Prime studio broadcast for the Lakers-Trail Blazers game.
Nowitzki laughed off the comments during halftime, jokingly stating that he is now "big time."

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Luka Doncic playfully called out his mentor Dirk Nowitzki ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Nowitzki was covering the matchup in Los Angeles as part of Amazon Prime's studio show, prompting Doncic to jokingly state that Nowitzki fails to call him despite being in town and that he expects a dinner invite soon.

Nowitzki laughed off the comments during the halftime broadcast, jokingly replying that he is "big time now." Doncic and Nowitzki previously played together for the Dallas Mavericks before Doncic was traded to the Lakers in February 2025, where he now leads the franchise in the 2026-27 season.

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