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Lakers teammates poke fun at Luka Doncic after rare dunk

During the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' matchup on the road against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, Luka Doncic showed the world he still has hops.

The Lakers star possessed the ball in the backcourt before penetrating to the basket, splitting the defense.

As Doncic got to the paint, he gathered the ball and exploded up to the rim for a monstrous two-handed jam over Hornets forward Moussa Diabate before letting go of the rim and letting out a scream.

Doncic's teammates couldn't believe the dunk and trolled him in the comments of a photo he posted of the play on Instagram on Tuesday.

"U can dunk?" Lakers forward Jake LaRavia wrote, while forward Jarred Vanderbilt called the photo "AI."

Lakers guard Austin Reaves also commented acknowledging the dunk, joking that it was Doncic's "first dunk of the year." Reaves' comment was close to accurate. Doncic also had a finish at the rim against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 24.

According to Basketball Reference, the dunk marked Doncic's third in the past two seasons -- two with Los Angeles this season and one in 2024-25 with the Dallas Mavericks before he was traded.

Doncic poured in a game-high 38 points on 14-of-28 shooting in the 121-111 win over the Hornets. He also grabbed six rebounds and dished out seven assists.

He is averaging 37.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 9.1 assists for the Lakers this season.