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Watch: Doncic didn’t know he surpassed Larry Bird in triple-doubles

Snapping a two- Game losing streak, the Dallas Mavericks had a huge 147-97 win over the Utah Jazz and in the process, Luka Doncic became one of the top 10 players in career triple-double s with his 60th . He now sits at number nine on that list, surpassing Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who had 59. When he was told about that he’d surpassed Bird after the game, his response was, “did I? That’s pretty amazing!” Not only that, but Doncic finished the first half with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, becoming the first player in NBA History to reach a 25-point triple-double before halftime. He finidhed the Game with 40 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. Top 10 NBA players with the most career triple-doubles PLAYER TOTAL GAMES PLAYED Russell Westbrook 198 1,113 Oscar Robertson 181 1,040 Magic Johnson 138 906 Nikola Jokic 114 617 LeBron James 108 1,442 Jason Kidd 107 1,391 Wilt Chamberlain 78 1,045 James Harden 74 1,014 Luka Doncic 60...

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo has triple-double revoked by NBA after he tried to pull a Ricky Davis vs. Wizards

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The NBA has rescinded Giannis Antetokounmpo's 10th rebound from the Milwaukee Bucks' 117-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday, thus eliminating what was originally his fourth triple-double of the season. Antetokounmpo had attempted to stat-pad his way to the mark.   When Corey Kispert missed a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining, the Wizards were ready to concede. All that was left was for the Bucks to dribble out the clock, but Antetokounmpo had other ideas. The two-time MVP had grabbed Kispert's errant shot for his ninth rebound of the Game , and was just one board shy of a triple-double . So he hustled down to the other end of the floor, and with one second remaining intentionally missed a layup so he could get the offensive rebound. While that was initially counted as his 10th rebound, league rules state that in order for a shot attempt to be official, the player has to take it "wit...