P.J. Washington Reacts To Luka Doncic's Viral Instagram Post

P.J. Washington reacted to Luka Doncic's Instagram post after the Dallas Mavericks made the NBA Finals.

Feb 22, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) celebrates with Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) during the second half against the Phoenix Suns at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

The Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2011 season.

They beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, and Game 1 of the Finals against the Boston Celtics will be on June 6 in Boston.

After the Mavs beat the Timberwolves (on Thursday), Luka Doncic made a post to Instagram that had over 870,000 likes and 7,000 comments.

Doncic captioned his post: "👏👏"

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A post shared by Luka Doncic (@lukadoncic)

One person who left a comment was P.J. Washington.

His comment had over 5,600 likes.

Washington wrote: "HIM"

P.J. Washington's Comment / Luka Doncic's Instagram Post

Washington had spent the first four and a half years of his career with the Charlotte Hornets before getting traded to the Mavs during the regular season.

He has been an excellent fit in Dallas and finished the season with averages of 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.6% from the field and 32.0% from the three-point range in 73 games.

May 28, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) high fives guard Luka Doncic (77) during the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves in game four of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Through the first 17 games of the playoffs, he is averaging 13.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.2% from the field and 36.3% from the three-point range.

Considering this is his first time in the playoffs, Washington has been extremely impressive.

P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford have helped the Mavericks reach new heights!

Dallas visits Boston for Game 1 of the #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV on Thursday, 6/6 at 8:30pm/et on ABC. pic.twitter.com/pZrxh0aF82

— NBA (@NBA) June 1, 2024

The Mavs are the fifth seed in the Western Conference and beat the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder (before defeating Minnesota).

As for the Celtics, they are the first seed and beat the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers in the first three rounds.