NBA Fans React to Luka Doncic & Nikola Jokic’s Fates After 39-Point EuroBasket Games

ESPN might rank Luka Doncic third best in this year’s EuroBasket, but Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic are reportedly, as ‘BasketNews’ once ranked, amongst the 15 best European basketball players of all time. And when Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner highlighted, “I think what makes them special is that they’re most toughest to guard when they’re passing. But at the same time, they can pretty much score one-on-one every time,” it made sense. Having already left a mark in the NBA over the last few years, the duo recently took their talents to EuroBasket 2025 to represent their respective teams. Though one of them isn’t finding as much success with their teams, their individual performances are winning over the netizens.

In the recent matchup against Team France, Luka Doncic helped Slovenia take a strong lead in the 1st half. He had scored 24 points through 4-9 Field Goals, 3-6 3-Pointers, and 13-14 Free Throws. On top of that, he had recorded 4 rebounds and 6 assists. This performance comes hours after the Slovenian became the first player in recorded EuroBasket history to total 30+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ steals (even if it was on a losing cause). Luka’s dominance was on display, as he put out an impressive defense while guarding Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Zaccharie Risacher.

On the offensive front, he put out impressive feats. One of these included getting through a defense put out by Alex Sarr with one of Luka’s iconic step-back 3-pointers. As the crowd cheered, Luka even hit Sarr with the finger wag. Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic himself was helping Team Serbia take a lead during the squad’s recent matchup against Team Serbia. By halftime, the 3x NBA MVP had scored 19 points in 16 minutes. By the time he finished, the Serbian had recorded 39 points, having shot 15-26 Field Goals, 1-4 3-pointers, and 8-8 Free Throws. On top of that, Jokic also recorded 10 Rebounds (3 Off. Rebs), 4 Assists (3 TOV), 3 Steals, and 1 PF.

Despite the dominance of both players, Luka Doncic’s team ended up losing the matchup to France by a 95-103 score, even though Luka scored 39 points. Meanwhile, Jokic’s team continued their win streak by recording 84-80 against Latvia. Therefore, it wasn’t long before the netizens were sent into discussion mode.

NBA Fans React To Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic’s Recent Performances

One social media user gave his praise to Nikola Jokić, writing that “Nikola Jokic is damn demon outta there”.

Nikola Jokic is damn demon outta there

— Nathaniel (@NeptuMartian) August 30, 2025

This is a developing story…

The post NBA Fans React to Luka Doncic & Nikola Jokic’s Fates After 39-Point EuroBasket Games appeared first on EssentiallySports.