Luka Doncic may have been in street clothes for the Lakers’ preseason meeting with the Golden State Warriors, but he still found a way to become part of the night.
During a first-quarter break, Doncic noticed a fan in his jersey cutting loose to an NSYNC song, and the moment quickly turned into a small viral scene. After watching the dance moves, Doncic acknowledged the fan and appeared to say, “He's good,” a simple two-word reaction that fit the moment perfectly.
“He’s good” - Luka reacts to fan dancing to *NSYNC 😁 pic.twitter.com/ObEz5JVdGd
— Luka Updates (@LukaUpdates) October 14, 2026
This was the second straight preseason game against the Warriors that Doncic sat out. He is still working back from a hamstring injury that lingered from the playoffs, though he has looked sharp in the minutes he has played this preseason.
Lakers coach JJ Reddick said there was “no injury” to worry about when explaining the decision to hold him out again on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Los Angeles has one more preseason game left against the Denver Nuggets before opening the regular season against the Warriors on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Even with the hamstring issue, Doncic enters this season coming off what can fairly be called the best year of his career. He played 64 games and started all of them during the 2025-26 regular season, posting 33.5 points per game, his highest average since the 2023-24 season with the Dallas Mavericks. He also added 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.
With LeBron James gone, Doncic is now the clear face of the Lakers. The team is aiming to get beyond the Western Conference Semifinals in 2026 after barely getting past the Houston Rockets following a near collapse of a 3-0 series lead, then being swept by the then-reigning NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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