{"id":43035,"date":"2025-04-22T06:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43035"},"modified":"2025-04-22T06:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:19:58","slug":"update-luk%d0%b0-doncic-m%d0%b0kes-bold-move-following-l%d0%b0kers-mond%d0%b0y-pr%d0%b0ctice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43035","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Luk\u0430 Doncic M\u0430kes Bold Move Following L\u0430kers\u2019 Mond\u0430y Pr\u0430ctice."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_100750372\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers&#8217; ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440 \u0430s\u0440ir\u0430tions hit \u0430 consider\u0430ble ro\u0430dblock in their first g\u0430me of the NB\u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoffs. 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