ESPN's Brian Windhorst Torches Luka Doncic, Calls Him 'A Hole On The Court' After Mavericks' Game 3 Loss

Luka Doncic may have scored 27 points during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but it was far from a good night for the Dallas Mavericks superstar. Not only did he foul out during the game, but his team fell into a 0-3 hole in the series with a 106-99 loss at home to the Boston Celtics.

Doncic fouled out with just over four minutes left in the contest, which essentially sealed his team's fate to go on to lose what was a must-win game. Fouling out was bad enough, but what rubbed others, including ESPN's Brian Windhorst the wrong way, was how he acted after picking up his sixth foul.

After realizing he was being called for a foul, Doncic turned to the Dallas bench and shouted "you better fu-king challenge that," which stuck with Windhorst so strongly that he called him out for it after the game.

"I thought it was perfect that Luka fell onto the ground there in an unacceptable position to put himself in with four minutes left and five fouls," Windhorst started. "And then immediately looks at the bench and says, ‘You better bleeping challenge it.’ As if it’s the bench’s fault that he made a terrible play," Windhorst said on SportsCenter.

"I’m standing here in the Mavericks’ tunnel, over there is the Celtics’ tunnel, that’s where the winners are. If Luka’s ever going to be a winner coming out of this tunnel here, he’s going to have to use what’s happened in this Finals as a learning experience. His defensive performance is unacceptable, he is a hole on the court."

To put himself in an even deeper corner, Doncic complained about the officiating during his postgame press conference as well claiming the Mavericks "couldn't play physical."

Windhorst all but called Doncic immature after hearing his postgame complaints.

"He’s gotta get over this, and the fact that he came out after the game and blamed the officials showed me he’s nowhere close yet," Windhorst explained.

Boston will have a chance to sweep the series against Dallas on Friday night, which is something the NBA world hasn't seen since 2018 when the Golden State Warriors took down the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games.