Lakers sweep OKC Thunder with 126-99; Luka Doncic says Real Madrid's win over El Clasico inspired him; Redditors discuss his response

The Los Angeles Lakers swept the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, April 6, by delivering a dominating performance. The Lakers, in a surprising effort, crushed the league leader 126-99. But apart from the game, most interestingly, Luka Doncic, who led the Lakers to victory with a dominant 30-point, 7-rebound, and 6-assist performance, revealed who inspired him and the team to earn the win.

After the match, in a postgame interview, Luka revealed that it was Real Madrid's win in El Cl¨¢sico that inspired them to put up the performance they did. Opening up about the same, he said, "The whole team was inspired because Real Madrid won El Clasico in basketball today."

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Redditors discuss Luka's comment on Real Madrid's win in El Clasico

The comment by Luka about his inspiration led the fans to extensively discuss the same on a Reddit thread.

A Reddit thread with a caption, "Reporter: 'What got into you guys to execute at that level?' Luka: "The whole team was inspired because Real Madrid won El Clasico basketball today," followed by awkward silence, "has garnered a massive reaction.

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One jokingly wrote, "Luka peeking at the interviewer's reaction and realizing he's not vibing ?"

"Pretty sure Luka was talking about European basketball, not football. So Trudell probably had no clue what Luka was talking about lol," another said.

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While another cleared, "After further investigating, I have learned that Luka played for the Real Madrid basketball team, NOT the Real Madrid soccer/futbol team."

"Bro is clearly a Barcelona fan," and the discussion went on.

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What's next for the Lakers?

With Sunday's win against the Oklahoma City Thunder and results of other teams, the Lakers gained some separation as the third seed in the Western Conference. With a record of 48-30, they now have a one-win advantage over the Denver Nuggets, the ones who played one extra game than the Lakers.

The Lakers are now going to play their next game against the Thunder again on Tuesday.