There’s the trope – if you look like you don’t want it, they’d give it to you. Then there’s Luka Doncic. And you can’t blame him… Everyone in LakeShow, even the ultimate Los Angeles Lakers legend himself, has been on a campaign. Since the Dallas Mavericks grossly undermined him, Luka Doncic started the fresh 2025-26 season putting up elite numbers in every game. But he’s third in the latest MVP rankings. Most doubt he has what it takes to scale the climb, but does he?

Someone had to ask Doncic if he was aiming for the MVP award after his ground-breaking triple-double last night. And briefly, for those who missed it, the top two spots were dominated by Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. But we got a somewhat diplomatic answer from the Lakers star.

“I just play my game,” Doncic

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