WWE legend Ric Flair blasts Lakers' Luka Doncic, calls on team to trade him

Pro wrestling fable Ric Flair didn’t mince words erstwhile it came to Luka Doncic’s absence from nan Los Angeles Lakers connected Tuesday night.

The Lakers fell to nan Oklahoma City Thunder successful Game of their second-round series, 108-90. Doncic missed nan first information of nan playoffs pinch a hamstring injury. Los Angeles has seen Austin Reaves return to nan lineup successful nan past series. He played 36 minutes against nan Thunder, but only scored 8 points.

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Ric Flair exclaims his trademark 'WOOO' astatine his Last Match property convention astatine nan Fairgrounds successful Nashville, Tenn., connected June 23, 2022. (Abbey Cutrer / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Flair wrote connected X that Doncic needed to get backmost successful nan crippled and that he hoped nan Lakers determine to waste and acquisition him.

"Luka, Please Get In The Game! Take A Shot Of Cortisone And Deal With The Pain! They Are Paying You 50 Million A Year, And You’re Not There! WTF! I Hope @JeanieBuss Trades You Next Year. Nobody Wants A Lame Duck On Their Team!" Flair wrote successful his rant.

Flair made clear successful an question and reply pinch Fox News Digital successful 2023 that he keeps an oculus connected each sports – not conscionable what’s going connected successful pro wrestling.

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Lakers defender Luka Doncic greets Rockets guardant Jeff Green pursuing crippled six of nan first information of nan 2026 NBA Playoffs astatine Toyota Center successful Houston, Texas, connected May 1, 2026. (Erik Williams/Imagn Images)

Particularly, he recovered players resting owed to "load management" loathsome.

"These hoops players that whine and b---h, it's taken a batch of nan athletics distant from me," he said astatine nan time.

Flair contrasted wrestling done his ain injuries to NBA players sitting retired done injuries he felt they should beryllium capable to play through.

"They spell to activity hurt," Flair said astir pro wrestlers astatine nan time. "That’s what p----s maine disconnected coming astir these hoops players that stub their toe. No s---. How do you deliberation I consciousness astir that knowing I wrestled six months aft I collapsed my backmost successful a f---ing airplane crash? ‘I sewage a torn thumbnail. Whoa, whoa, whoa.’"

Lakers players Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves chat while sitting connected nan chair during nan 2nd half of Game 1 successful nan first-round NBA playoffs against nan Rockets astatine Crypto.com Arena successful Los Angeles, California connected April 20, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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In immoderate event, Doncic’s hamstring wounded costs him nan past 5 games of nan regular play and each of nan Lakers’ playoff games.

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.