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Lakers star makes bold Luka Doncic declaration after he surpasses Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Duarte, M. (2026, November 10). Lakers star makes bold Luka Doncic declaration after he surpasses Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/lakers-star-calls-luka-doncic-nbas-best-player-after-he-makes-history/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-10 · by Michael Duarte

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Walker Kessler, a center for the Los Angeles Lakers, declared Luka Doncic the best player in the NBA after observing Doncic’s performance against the Atlanta Hawks. In this game, Doncic scored 32 points with 10 assists, eight rebounds, five steals, and two blocks, marking his second consecutive game surpassing a milestone not achieved twice by Magic Johnson or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Lakers history. With the Lakers leading the NBA standings at 10-2, Doncic’s scoring average of 40.1 points per game further solidifies his dominant play.
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On November 10, 2026, Luka Doncic led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, extending their winning streak to six games. Doncic scored 32 points, added eight rebounds and ten assists, while also contributing five steals and two blocks. Despite missing guard Austin Reeves due to illness following his 43-point performance against the Pistons the previous day, the Lakers managed a balanced attack with contributions from Sandro Mamukelashvili (23 points) and off-the-bench player Collin Sexton (18 points). The Hawks were led by CJ McCollum's 21 points. This win solidified the Lakers at the top of the Western Conference with an impressive record of 10-2, reflecting Doncic's dominance and the team’s cohesion in his absence.

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Luka Doncic Leads Lakers Wins
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Who wrote this

Michael Duarte
89 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
And after what Doncic accomplished, who could blame him?
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Narrative

But with the Lakers sitting atop the NBA standings at 10-2, Doncic has something those other superstars don’t: the league’s best record, and an NBA-best scoring average of 40.1 points per game.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-10
And after what Doncic accomplished, who could blame him?
2026-11-10 · New York Post
Lakers star makes bold Luka Doncic declaration after he surpasses Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

Walker Kessler has apparently seen enough. asserted
Kessler → see → enough
Just 12 games into the NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers’ new center has already crowned his teammate Luka Doncic the best player in the NBA. asserted
teammate → crown → NBA
“He’s the best player in the league,” Kessler declared following the Lakers’ 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. asserted
Kessler → ’ → night
And after what Doncic accomplished, who could blame him? uncertain
who → accomplish → him
Doncic’s streak of 40-point performances finally ended, but the Slovenian superstar still tormented Atlanta with 32 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, five steals and two blocks. asserted
superstar → end → points
More importantly, he accomplished something neither Magic Johnson nor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar managed twice in a Lakers uniform. asserted
Johnson → accomplish → uniform
Doncic became the first player in franchise history to record multiple games with at least 30 points, five assists, five steals and two blocks. asserted
Doncic → become → points
Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar each accomplished the feat once. asserted
Johnson → accomplish → feat
Doncic has already done it twice in his first 10 games this season. asserted
Doncic → do → games
He also climbed into 10th place all-time for games featuring at least 30 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals. asserted
He → climb → points
Of course, what else was Kessler supposed to say about his new pick-and-roll partner? That he’s the fifth-best player in basketball? asserted
he → suppose → basketball
Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson and Anthony Edwards might have a few objections to Kessler’s declaration. uncertain
Wembanyama → have → declaration
But with the Lakers sitting atop the NBA standings at 10-2, Doncic has something those other superstars don’t: the league’s best record, and an NBA-best scoring average of 40.1 points per game. asserted
superstars → sit → game
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