Par Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Journaliste sportif
Since his early exit from the playoffs with the Lakers, Luka Doncic seems to have set himself a mission: to get back into top physical shape during the off-season. And judging by his latest public appearance, he may well be on the right track.
As dangerous as ever offensively, he did not give complete satisfaction in other areas of the game. Luka Doncic’s performance in his first playoff campaign with the Lakers has been the subject of much debate. Passive on defense, he also appeared out of form once again. JJ Redick’s scathing comments afterwards seemed to confirm this impression.
Luka Doncic’s appearance sows discord on social media
Clearly aware that his physical condition was not up to scratch, Luka had taken steps to improve it over the summer. The results of this initiative could already be seen. After a much-discussed appearance at a Real Madrid match, the Slovenian was back in the news on Thursday, on the sidelines of an ABA match. X-user LukaUpdates reports:
@LukaUpdates: Just met Luka. Super friendly in real life, happy and… fit…. He’s very fit.
A comment that its author corroborated with a video showing Luka from behind and supposedly attesting to his weight loss:
Took a quick video before we entered pic.twitter.com/1Nont7sPJd
— Luka Updates (@LukaUpdates) June 5, 2025
No matter what this fan and the rest of the Angelino superstar’s adoring fans think, the above images have not been unanimously greeted on the platform:
@cpseptimiu: That’s skinny.
@shai1ring: Here we go again with this gimmick
@GlockomaDFS: No lie, he looks like his rookie season lmao
@BigMark2424: Yeah he will never be in shape again. I’ll believe it when i will see it.
@Klutch_23: I can see his neck again 🥹
So we’ll probably have to wait for Eurobasket, which Doncic is likely to attend in a few weeks’ time, to get a clearer idea of his possible transformation.