{"id":869386,"date":"2026-10-27T20:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/869386\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:45:12","slug":"walker-kessler-says-it-was-crazy-for-luka-doncic-to-get-mvp-chants-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/869386\/","title":{"rendered":"Walker Kessler says it was \u2018crazy\u2019 for Luka Don\u010di\u0107 to get MVP chants on the road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Late in the fourth quarter of Luka Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s 52-point detonation against the Utah Jazz on Sunday to propel the Los Angeles Lakers to a 3-0 start, Salt Lake City\u2019s Delta Center broke out in \u201cM-V-P\u201d chants for the Slovenian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">While Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s dominant performance rightfully warranted such a coronation, this isn\u2019t the first or second time during the 2026 calendar year that he\u2019s received MVP chants inside an opposing team\u2019s arena. When he dropped 60 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three assists in a road win over the Miami Heat on March 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LakerFiles\/status\/2034821474968600876?a=nTNiqb2sTEcdSEJJ8Qw&amp;s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kaseya Center also broke out the MVP hymn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cLakers fans travel, I guess. Getting MVP chants in someone else\u2019s arena is crazy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-analysis\/127862\/lakers-analysis-film-room-walker-kessler-defense-jazz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walker Kessler<\/a> told reporters following Sunday\u2019s victory over Utah. \u201cBut, I mean obviously deserving. It speaks for itself, but it\u2019s good to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Heck, 2.5 years ago \u2014 before he even became a member of the Lakers \u2014 he notched 35 points, 18 rebounds, nine assists, two steals and one block as Dallas dispatched the Brooklyn Nets inside Barclays Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FanDuelSN_SW\/status\/1755060878062285292\" rel=\"nofollow\">which prompted MVP chants<\/a> down the stretch. This is a recurring phenomenon throughout Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s esteemed career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Collin Sexton, a fellow member of Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s 2018 draft class, has watched his new teammate take over games for many years as an opponent. But now, they\u2019ve joined forces on the Lakers. Sexton prefers seeing these spectacles while wearing the same colors as Don\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cHonestly, being on his side, once he gets hot, he gets hot,\u201d Sexton said Sunday. \u201cI feel like he\u2019s always under control. He\u2019s always at his own pace. I\u2019ve been on the other side where he can\u2019t miss so it\u2019s definitely good to be on this side for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late in the fourth quarter of Luka Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s 52-point detonation against the Utah Jazz on Sunday to propel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[7,4034,1698,300,771,4044,251,150,4033,4043,6],"class_list":["post-869386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-lakers","tag-basketball","tag-la","tag-la-lakers","tag-lakers","tag-lakers-news","tag-lalakers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleslakers","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117514831366353046","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}