Clippers' Paul George calls Mavericks star Luka Doncic 'cold killer' for his trash talking prowess

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has developed a reputation for his highly competitive style of play and has been involved in several notable trash talking moments.

During a recent episode of "Podcast P with Paul George," George gave an interesting assessment of Doncic's trash talk, calling the Mavs guard "a cold killer" for his style of trash talk.

"He talks that s--- too," George said. "If you talk to him, he's going to talk that s--- to you. He not backing down," the Los Angeles Clippers forward said. "He's a cold killer."

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George also labeled Doncic "the GOAT," saying the 24-year-old has the opportunity to be the best international basketball star in NBA history.

"Not next up, Luka is now. Luka is for real now. … We’re talking about being the biggest international player now," said George. "That’s surpassing GOATs. That’s surpassing Dirk [Nowitzki], that’s surpassing Tony Parker. That’s surpassing Hakeem [Olajuwon]. He’s got a chance to be the biggest international guy, surpassing Giannis [Antetokounmpo] in a way." George said.

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George's comments come shortly after Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said Doncic was "right on the precipice" on an episode of the "Gil’s Arena" podcast. Curry made his comments about Doncic when he was asked which young players will be the next to make a significant impact on the game.

Doncic averaged a career-high 32.4 points per game last season. 

Doncic has gone up against George and the Clippers two times in the postseason, with the Mavs coming up short in both series. But Doncic scored more than 40 points in five playoff games against Los Angeles and averaged 33.5 per game.

Brooks Koepka’s wife celebrates Ryder Cup selection after spot-on prediction: ‘See u in Italy!’

Brooks Koepka’s wife, Jena Sims, celebrated his selection for the U.S. Ryder Cup team on social media Tuesday, just days after predicting that the 2023 PGA Championship winner would get the call. 

Sims posted the announcement to her Instagram story with the caption "See u in Italy!" after U.S. captain Zach Johnson announced Koepka's name during a press conference at the PGA of America's headquarters in Frisco, Texas.

"Congrats to the captain’s picks and all the team members," she wrote in a separate post. "Can’t wait to be part of this magical experience and rep USA!" 

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Koepka was knocked out of the six automatic qualifiers in the final week, but picking the five-time major winner wasn’t a difficult decision for Johnson. 

"It was a pretty easy pick," Johnson said. "He's built, in my mind, for the biggest of stages, and there's no bigger stage than the Ryder Cup."

Reports from the weekend claimed Sims may have "leaked" the potential pick after she posted a picture of Koepka on Sunday holding a pizza on an American flag plate with the caption "Foreshadowing?" 

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But she said Tuesday it was just a coincidence. 

"We didn’t know when I took the pizza pic on the [American Flag] paper plate," she said. "Tradition to eat pizza off paper plates in our household and Brooks grabbed those flag ones so I made the joke and it took off." 

Sims did admit she knew Monday but was "sworn to secrecy."

Aside from Koepka’s switch to LIV Golf, the likelihood of his selection for the U.S. Ryder Cup team was no secret based on his dominant performance this season, which included his victory at the PGA Championship and his second-place finish at the Masters.

"Super excited. Looking forward to it, and we've got a great group of guys, great captain, great assistants," Koepka said Tuesday. "It's going to be a fun week." 

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