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[SleepingHero]

Who amongst us would not happily have a beer with Dad after winning the WCF? Especially since you didn't have another game for ~5 days?

Alcohol and its effects on the body are severe enough that any high level serious athlete should never consume it, let alone in the middle of a playoff run where the final goal is on the horizon. 

And that's before even broaching the optics of it, given that one of the biggest critique's of Luka has been his conditioning and he's seen downing a beer.


Of course, I don't buy into the optics side of it. Does it really matter that he had a beer (or two?) after the WCF? No. Jordan smoked cigars and pulled all nighters before games. Larry Bird drank beer the entire regular season but only stopped during the playoffs. 


Luka deserved that beer with his dad after clinching a finals berth. But it is also true that Luka clearly had several nagging injuries during the playoffs that one has to wonder if he took his conditioning/recovery/diet a bit more seriously would he already have his 1st ring by now?

I give Luka all the credit for battling through his injuries. I will never question his competitive drive or want to be out there so don't take my words as me saying the opposite.