{"id":50234,"date":"2025-04-05T21:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T21:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=50234"},"modified":"2025-04-05T21:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T21:59:27","slug":"exclusive-skip-bayless-sends-3-word-message-on-luka-doncics-physical-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=50234","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Skip Bayless Sends 3-Word Message on Luka Doncic&#8217;s Physical Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-flu details\">\n<article class=\"content\">Luka Doncic\u00a0and the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0lost 123-116 Thursday night to the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles was led by 21-time All-Star\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0who contributed 33 points, nine rebounds, and five assists on 10-for-15 shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic struggled with efficiency in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting 6-for-17 from the field and scoring just 19 points, it was his first time scoring under 20 since Feb. 25, his fifth game with the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic previously hurt his elbow against the\u00a0Houston Rockets\u00a0on Tuesday, but claimed it didn\u2019t contribute to his poor shooting in Thursday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>After a performance Doncic deemed \u201cunacceptable,\u201d he went on to detail his frustration with his performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1677046\" data-uid=\"06083\">\n<div id=\"mgw1677046_06083\">\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzOTI5MjAyODY3NTEyNzgz\/luka-doncic.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Doncic, Lakers, Warriors, NBA\" width=\"5694\" height=\"3798\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cVery [frustrated], it\u2019s always frustrating when you can\u2019t help your team like that,\u201d said Doncic (via Spectrum SportsNet). \u201cBut I think it\u2019s not always about scoring, you can do some other stuff on the court. Assist, rebound, defense, all of that, so just trying to help in other ways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While many chalked this up to an off-night for Doncic, Skip Bayless pointed out his physical appearance with a three-word message on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Luka looking thick,&#8221; he wrote in a post that has since tallied over five million views.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=garret__schnik&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1908004419830165619&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Fskip-bayless-sends-3-word-message-on-luka-doncics-physical-appearance&amp;sessionId=7b45be3047fc918b5aba5e475e6679002019f6fc&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>This loss was an important one for the Western Conference playoff race, as it dropped the Lakers back down to the fourth seed, and lifted the Warriors back into fifth. 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