By Rory Carroll
(Reuters) – Luka Doncic said he needed a “recovery beer” after his record-breaking performance on Tuesday night in Dallas and a Slovenian beer company has responded, brewing up a new line of suds to satiate the Slovenian star.
Doncic posted career highs of 60 points and 21 rebounds along with 10 assists to power the Mavericks to a thrilling 126-121 overtime win over the visiting New York Knicks, making him the first player in NBA history to post a 60/20/10 triple double.
“I’m tired as hell. I need a recovery beer,” Doncic, 23, said with a smile after the game.
Lasko Brewery wasted no time getting to work.
“For all the tired Lukas who need a beer to regenerate, we have brewed Luka,” the company said in a Facebook post on Wednesday alongside a picture of a case of beer cans they dubbed “Recovery Beer Edition.”
Doncic’s heroics on Tuesday, which included rebounding his own intentionally missed free throw and hitting a put-back with one second to go to force overtime, could help him land something even more special than a cold brew – his first league MVP award.
Oddsmakers shortened his odds to win the award after the historic performance and he now sits behind only Boston’s Jayson Tatum on DraftKings.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Stephen Coates)
