Ric Flair is continuing to take aim at Luka Doncic from the top rope.
The wrestling icon shredded the Lakers superstar yet again on Monday morning for sitting out of Los Angeles’ playoff games with a hamstring injury.
“You know,” Flair said on “Yahoo Sports Daily,” “I’ve taken a cortisone shot and wrestled with a broken ankle. I don’t have much sympathy for the hamstring.”
It’s now the fourth time in the last week Flair has dug into the six-time All-Star for not playing through his leg ailment.
Flair first jabbed at Doncic following the Lakers’ loss to the Thunder in the opening game of their Western Conference Semifinals series, when he suggested the team should trade the injured point guard for not suiting up in the postseason.
“Please Get In The Game!” he wrote on X. “Take A Shot Of Cortisone And Deal With The Pain! They Are Paying You 50 Million A Year, And You’re Not There! WTF!”
On Saturday, after the Lakers fell to 0-3 in the series with OKC, Flair chastised Doncic yet again.
“@lukadoncic,” he said. “There Is Only One Word That I Can Possibly Say, And That’s DISAPPOINTED. 46 Million Dollars, And You Can’t Play. OMG, I Would Jump Off The Empire State Building With A Parachute For 46 Million Dollars A Year, And I Don’t Even Know How To Pull The Cord To Open It- But I Would Take My Chances.”
Flair acknowledged on Monday that he knew nothing about the “about the extent of” Doncic’s injury, and he also said he understood the need for the Lakers and their star player to “protect their future.”
But he nonetheless made it clear he was peeved that the Lakers’ season will likely end without Doncic stepping on floor.
Doncic injured his hamstring back on April 2 and has not played since. During a meeting with reporters last week, he called it “a different injury than I ever had” and said the situation was “very frustrating.”
“I don’t think people understand how frustrating it is,” he said. “All I wanna do is play basketball, especially this time. It’s the best time to play basketball.”
The Lakers play the Thunder in Game 4 later Monday, though Doncic is not expected log any minutes yet again in the potentially series ending matchup.
