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The Dallas Mavericks finally registered their first win against the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals on Friday night at the American Airlines Center. With this win, the Mavericks improved their series record to 3-1 and forced a Game 5, scheduled to be played on Monday night at the TD Garden. Ahead of Game 4, Luka Doncic met Spanish football legend Sergio Ramos and the two former Real Madrid stars swapped jerseys and posed together for a picture.
Before the Atlanta Hawks drafted Luka Doncic third overall in the 2018 NBA draft and traded him to the Dallas Mavericks, the 25-year-old Luka Doncic played for the Real Madrid basketball team in Spain. Ahead of Game 4, Luka met one of the greatest defenders in Real Madrid's history, Sergio Ramos.
Luka welcomed Ramos at Game 4 in Dallas as the two athletes interacted with each other, while the Sevilla centre-back introduced his son to Doncic. Ramos went on to gift Luka his signed shoes, and Spain and Real Madrid jerseys while the Slovenian gave him his Dallas Mavericks jersey as the two posed together for a picture.
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Luka registered 29 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals, scoring 25 in the first half, to help Dallas force Game 5 against Boston. After the game, Luka hugged Ramos, who was in the stands and also shook the former Real Madrid defender's son's hand.
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Ramos joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after playing 16 seasons with Real Madrid, however, the four-time Champions League winner returned to his boyhood club Sevilla after spending two years at the Parc des Princes.
