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Mavs Star Luka Doncic Gifts Shoes for Dorian Finney-Smith's Horse

The Luka 1s have been a hot commodity since being released by Jordan Brand. Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic gifted a unique, custom pair to his teammate, Dorian Finney-Smith.

Dalton Trigg

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Ever since Jordan Brand officially gave Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic his first signature shoe, the Luka 1s have become a hot commodity – not just because of the many cool colorways that are available, but also because of how comfortable they are compared to other popular basketball shoes.

On Thursday, Doncic turned the uniqueness up a notch when he posted a video to Twitter of him gifting a pair of red Luka 1s to Dorian Finney-Smith. What made these particular shoes special to Finney-Smith? They were for his two-year-old show horse, Stevie.

Before the season began, Finney-Smith responded to critics who were doubting the Mavs after they lost Jalen Brunson during the offseason.

"I don't know, I just work here," said Finney-Smith when asked about the low predictions for the Mavs. "I like being under the radar. I like having a chip on my shoulder. ... I don't know man, I wish I could answer that. ... I've got kids, three dogs, and horse – a lot going on."

As it turns out, those critics were correct doubt the Mavs, at least through the first 28 games of the season. The Mavs have a 14-14 record and have struggled to find consistency in the early going. Despite those frustrations, it's nice to see Doncic still finding time to bring a smile to his teammate's face and taking an interest in his unique interests.

Doncic has played at an MVP level this year, as he's averaging 33 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game while shooting 49.6 percent from the field. He's being an MVP candidate off the floor as well.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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