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RARE Resurfaced Photos Show a Young Luka Doncic and Luka Modric Shooting Hoops With Karim Benzema

Published 05/29/2022, 7:30 AM EDTBy MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 17: NBA Player Luka Doncic of Dallas Mavericks, formerly played for Real Madrid, greets the fans ahead of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Play Off Quarter Final game 1 basketball match between Real Madrid and Panathinaikos at the Wizink Center in Madrid, Spain on April 17, 2019. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Luka Doncic is a fan of the football club Real Madrid and he will have sure been ecstatic after they won the Champions League. Doncic spent six years in the capital playing for their sister basketball club and he has been a fan ever since. And now an old photo of Luka Modric and Karim Benzema playing basketball with Doncic has gone viral. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Benzema and Modric are Madrid legends who have won 5 champions league together. Their most recent win was against Liverpool yesterday, where they won. 1-0 courtesy of a goal by Vinicius Junior. Benzema was the player of the tournament for them, as he saved them countless times in unwinnable situations. Modric has also played excellent, and he was a crucial part of this victory. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad

Luka Dončić is seen playing basketball with Luka Modric and Karim Benzema

Back when was in Madrid, he attracted a lot of attention. He was a young player who took the league by storm and was the talk of the league. So it’s obvious he was in the attention of the football players at Madrid. He has several photos with several stars, but Modric and Benzema went to the next level with him. The two legends went to meet Luka, and they even shot a few buckets with him. Doncic seems to be having fun with the two stars as well. Benzema and Modrić to ? — Luka⁷⁷ updates (@LukaUpdates) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Since Doncic made his debut in the NBA, he has been a star sensation. The former of the Year has made three all-star teams in a row and he is already a three-time All-NBA first-team player. He is without a doubt a superstar in the league and carries his team all by himself. Doncic is on the path to being the face of the league in a few years and it doesn’t seem like there is anyone close to his level at his age. He just fell short of his first NBA Finals appearance as the lost to the Warriors in 5 games. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY: Modric and have been great for their club this season. Benzema is one of the front runners for the Ballon d’Or after he helped Madrid to a UCL title and a La Liga title as well. With the world cup coming up soon, the two stars will surely want to do well for their countries and continue this impressive run of form.

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