VIDEO: Luka Doncic and Eden Hazard Swap Jerseys After Mavs Outlast Pelicans in OT
By Jerry Trotta
Luke Doncic and Eden Hazard may not have starred for Real Madrid at the same time, but the respect between the two global phenomenons is quite palpable. After Doncic's monster performance in an overtime victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, he caught up with Hazard, who was in attendance at the American Airlines Center. The two superstars swapped jerseys in an awesome moment.
? @luka7doncic and @hazardeden10 swapped jerseys after last night's Mavs game
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 5, 2020
(via @dallasmavs) pic.twitter.com/UPftnNuXj9
Of course, Boban Marjanovic would crash the party.
In truth, the Mavs big man is likely a huge soccer fan and couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet one of the sport's most prominent stars.
Ironically enough, Doncic and Hazard have enjoyed polar opposite campaigns thus far. After a big-money move from Chelsea, the Belgian winger has struggled with injuries (he's actually in the states for ankle surgery), and hasn't really got on at Madrid the way most expected.
?? Eden Hazard travelled to Dallas yesterday to undergo surgery so he went to an NBA game and met Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis. This guy is a mountain, he makes Hazard look like a child. ? pic.twitter.com/Bcn14zbICv
— FutbolBible (@FutbolBible) March 5, 2020
Doncic, on the other hand, is a walking triple-double, a genuine MVP candidate, and has Dallas 2.5 games out of the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.
Still, performances aside, this was an amazing moment between two world class talents.