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Luka Doncic decided the best way to celebrate the Dallas Mavericks clinching a berth in the NBA Finals was to have an ice-cold beer with his father, Sasha Doncic.
But former player and current team executive Michael Finley had a different decision.
Luka Doncic, No. 77 of the Dallas Mavericks, celebrates with his father, Sasha, after the Dallas Mavericks' 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 30, 2024. (David Berding/Getty Images)
Doncic led the Mavericks to a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, sending Dallas to next week's NBA Finals.
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He scored a postseason-high 36 points, including 20 in the first quarter, to help Dallas reach its first Finals since 2011, its last NBA championship.
Not surprisingly, Doncic was in celebratory mood.
Luka Doncic, wearing number 77 of the Dallas Mavericks, celebrates during the fourth quarter in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 30, 2024. (David Berding/Getty Images)
Video posted to social media showed Doncic and his father in a hallway at Target Center, beers in hand.
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That's when Finley, the Mavericks' vice president of basketball operations, walked over to give Doncic's father a hug, but in the process, Finley snatched the beer out of Doncic's hand, surprising the basketball star.
Doncic ignored the exchange, likely due to the cameras around him.
Michael Finley sits courtside during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals of the 2024 NBA Playoffs between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 24, 2024. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The Mavericks' big performance, which included Kyrie Irving's 36 points, will give the team a week of rest before playing against the Boston Celtics on Thursday.
The Celtics are coming off a 10-day rest following their sweep win over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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