{"id":415588,"date":"2023-01-08T19:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T19:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=415588"},"modified":"2023-01-08T19:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T19:57:16","slug":"dallas-mavericks-set-to-play-real-madrid-in-the-pre-season-as-luka-doncic-eyes-reunion-with-former-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dallas-mavericks-set-to-play-real-madrid-in-the-pre-season-as-luka-doncic-eyes-reunion-with-former-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Mavericks Set to Play Real Madrid in the Pre-Season as Luka Doncic Eyes Reunion With Former Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 13, Doncic signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid in September 2012 and made an early impact on the under-16 squad. Doncic completed his real-world debut for Real Madrid against Unicaja on April 30, 2015, in the Liga ACB. After Sergio Llull, the team&#8217;s standout player tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the 2017 EuroBasket, Luka Doncic began to play a more prominent role for Real Madrid heading into the 2017\u201318 campaign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GIKEmQBMSM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before becoming a household name in the NBA, Luka Doncic established himself in Europe. Now, he will get the opportunity to compete against his old team in preseason. The NBA is still working to broaden its worldwide influence. According to reports, the Dallas Mavericks will participate in those initiatives during the 2023 preseason thanks to one of the biggest international superstars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Rex Ryan\u2019s Eyes Well Up With Tears While Talking About The Damar Hamlin Incident\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/rex-ryans-eyes-well-up-with-tears-while-talking-about-the-damar-hamlin-incident\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rex Ryan\u2019s Eyes Well Up With Tears While Talking About The Damar Hamlin Incident<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Luka Doncic to play Real Madrid<\/h2>\n<p>According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Dallas Mavericks will play Real Madrid in the 2019 NBA preseason. In addition, the squad will travel to the United Arab Emirates for a match there. Both contests are anticipated to be a part of an October two-game tour.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if we can play a pre-season game in Slovenia, but we&#8217;re working very hard to play one against\u00a0Real Madrid,&#8221;<\/em> Cuban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/basketball\/nba\/dallas-mavericks\/2023\/01\/08\/63ba8b1322601d6e6b8b45bd.html\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luka Doncic will now get a chance to face off against his former team Real Madrid during the preseason \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgeCt7jdqn\">pic.twitter.com\/pgeCt7jdqn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasketNews_com\/status\/1610241077155594240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo played two games in Abu Dhabi&#8217;s Etihad Arena in October of last year. Before going to the Philippines to compete in the FIBA World Cup in August, the US national team will undergo a training camp there, according to Stein. This season, the Mavs only participated in three preseason games because a planned exhibition game with an Australian club was postponed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Story includes details of a likely preseason doubleheader abroad for the Dallas Mavericks featuring games at both Luka Don\u010di\u0107&#39;s beloved Real Madrid and another in the United Arab Emirates&#39; capital: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XceWZZXKXf\">https:\/\/t.co\/XceWZZXKXf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KQ4lG6jmeP\">https:\/\/t.co\/KQ4lG6jmeP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteinLine\/status\/1609973825839431681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They played the Oklahoma City Thunder at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the lone preseason game they played on a neutral court this year. The location of the game is not by accident. Real Madrid, the former team of Luka Doncic, is one of the most renowned members of the EuroLeague, and the United Arab Emirates is planning a sizable offer for this elite league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"VIDEO: NBA Superstar Ja Morant Burns Around 30 Seconds During Game vs Hornets in a Shocking Play\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/video-nba-superstar-ja-morant-burns-around-30-seconds-during-game-vs-hornets-in-a-shocking-play\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">VIDEO: NBA Superstar Ja Morant Burns Around 30 Seconds During Game vs Hornets in a Shocking Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"NBA: Full List Of Teams With Most Points In A Half\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-full-list-of-teams-with-most-points-in-a-half\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NBA: Full List Of Teams With Most Points In A Half<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Career High Points For Active All Star NBA Players\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/career-high-points-for-active-all-star-nba-players\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Career High Points For Active All-Star NBA Players<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 13, Doncic signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid in September 2012 and made an early impact on the under-16 squad. Doncic completed his real-world debut for Real Madrid against Unicaja on April 30, 2015, in the Liga ACB. After Sergio Llull, the team&#8217;s standout player tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":383566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,51],"tags":[369],"class_list":["post-415588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-mavericks","category-nba","tag-luka-doncic"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}