Loss hits the wrong nerve, and that’s what happened when two NBA stars locked horns in Europe. Luka Doncic against Nikola Jokic. Even though they have a head-to-head 9-9 record, the same didn’t translate in Europe. The 1-5 win record for the Luka Doncic-led Team Slovenia got worse after the team lost its final tune-up game against the Nikola Jokic-led Team Serbia (7-0). Therefore, the humbling 106-72 loss wasn’t the only frustration for Luka Doncic. A report that the Lakers star shared “strong words” with his teammates after the game left fans and media wondering if the Slovenian locker room was falling apart. Before the issue got out of hand, someone had to step up, and Edo Muric had to be the one.

Fortunately, the incident doesn’t seem to have created wide tensions in Team Slovenia’s

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