ESPN's Jay Williams likens Luka Doncic's play to stock market dip after Trump's tariffs

An ESPN pundit believes the banal marketplace and Luka Doncic are some headed successful the incorrect direction.

The banal marketplace has taken immoderate hits since President Donald Trump took bureau – it's present beneath 40,000 aft a unsmooth past mates days.

The market's deed came amid Trump's tariffs connected what helium dubbed "Liberation Day."

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Doncic reacts to a telephone from referee Courtney Kirkland against the Chicago Bulls astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images)

But adjacent though helium had a alteration of scenery to a morganatic playoff contender, Doncic hasn't precisely excelled since joining the Los Angeles Lakers.

He's shooting 41.5% from the level since the large trade, which is down astir 6.5 percent points from his clip successful Dallas. He's besides shooting conscionable 25% from 3 successful his past 5 games.

Jay Williams is concerned, and helium utilized his investigation connected Doncic to instrumentality a jab astatine Trump and the banal market.

"Not lone did the banal marketplace instrumentality a deed with these tariffs, but Luka's banal took a large hit," Williams said connected Friday's variation of "Get Up." "This is simply a concerning contented – if you're gonna beryllium a liability connected the antiaircraft end, you request to beryllium prolific connected the violative end. His past 5 games, he's been shooting beneath 50% from the field, and he's 1 of the slightest businesslike measurement shooters since he's joined the Lakers."

A tv broadcasts marketplace quality connected the level of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) successful New York, connected Friday, April 4, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The Dallas Mavericks cited defence arsenic 1 of the main reasons wherefore they traded Doncic away, contempt his planetary superstardom and young age.

Williams made that assertion connected Friday, earlier the banal market's 2nd large dip of the week and the greeting aft Doncic went 0-for-6 from heavy successful a 123-116 nonaccomplishment to the Golden State Warriors, whose banal is sky-high since obtaining Jimmy Butler.

Doncic indispensable person watched TV, due to the fact that aboriginal that night, helium dropped 35 points successful a 124-108 triumph against the New Orleans Pelicans, knocking 4 of his 10 shots from down the arc.

Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Doncic against the Dallas Mavericks astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)

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Lakers fans would payment mostly if some the banal marketplace and Doncic improved. Los Angeles is successful 3rd spot successful the Western Conference, which would beryllium their champion decorativeness successful the standings since winning the NBA rubric successful 2020. 

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