Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Center. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Mavs star Luka Doncic honored with own day in Dallas County for charitable efforts

Originally posted on Sportress of Blogitude
By Jason Rowan | Last updated 7/7/21

July 6 in Dallas County will be now known as “Luka Doncic Day” to show appreciation for how the Dallas Mavericks star has gone above and beyond in his local charitable efforts this past year.

County Judge Clay Jenkins made the honor official by passing a measure approved by the Dallas County Commissioners Court to recognize Doncic for his on- and off-court contributions to the region, according to an ESPN report. The commissioners consider Doncic “an ambassador to the game of basketball.”

Today, July 6, is Luka Doncic Day in Dallas County #MFFLs ! https://t.co/Rn2c1AeI7q
— Clay Jenkins (@JudgeClayJ) July 6, 2021

The honor is largely inspired by how Doncic, along with other Mavericks players, donated $500,000 to help defer childcare costs incurred by healthcare and other frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What’s more, Doncic and Mavericks team owner Mark Cuban also donated $1.25 million to help recovery efforts from the snowstorm that crippled the region and caused widespread utility outages in February.

Doncic is currently preparing to lead his Slovenian national team into the Tokyo Games, but he took to Twitter to acknowledge the recognition and honor.

Thank you for this honor Dallas County and MFFLs.
— Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) July 6, 2021

Cuban similarly posted a message on social media to celebrate Doncic.

Yes Sir @luka7doncic https://t.co/tcwEOoJ7x6
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 6, 2021

Doncic is coming off yet another outstanding season in what has been a remarkable start to his NBA career. The dynamic superstar averaged 25.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.6 assists across 66 games. The superb season led to Doncic’s second All-Star nod, and more impressively, his second consecutive appearance on the All-NBA First Team.

Now, Doncic will turn his attention to the Olympics. The first-time Slovenian Olympics squad will face Argentina on July 26, Japan on July 29 and Spain on Aug. 1 in the round-robin group stage.

This article first appeared on Sportress of Blogitude and was syndicated with permission.

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