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Jimmy Butler mocks Luka Doncic with strange ‘only master’ Steph Curry AI post

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Young, G. (2026, November 1). Jimmy Butler mocks Luka Doncic with strange ‘only master’ Steph Curry AI post. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/sports/jimmy-butler-mocks-luka-doncic-with-only-master-steph-curry-ai-video/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-01 · by Grant Young

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Jimmy Butler posted an AI-generated video on Instagram mocking Luka Dončić and praising Steph Curry for his performance against the Los Angeles Lakers, where Curry outmaneuvered Dončić before scoring a three-pointer during the Golden State Warriors' victory. In the video, Curry’s likeness appears as Bruce Leroy from "The Last Dragon," declaring himself "the one-and-only Master" while Dončić watches in astonishment. The post has garnered over 100,000 likes and is widely shared on social media. Butler, currently rehabilitating a torn ACL, used the video to entertain his followers while sidelined.
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Jimmy Butler mocked Luka Doncic with a strange Instagram post on November 1, 2026, featuring artificial intelligence-generated content. The post depicted Steph Curry as Bruce Leroy from "The Last Dragon" and included clips of Curry breaking Dončić’s ankles during the Golden State Warriors' game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The caption read “6/82. W.” referring to Curry's ability to outperform Dončić, with the post going viral within hours, amassing over 100,000 likes and numerous reposts on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube.

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Instagram TikTok YouTube the Golden State Warriors’ the Los Angeles Lakers

Subjects

Curry PERSON · 5× Dončić PERSON · 4× Butler PERSON · 3× Instagram ORG · 3× TikTok ORG · 2× YouTube ORG · 2× Luka Dončić PERSON · 1× Steph Curry PERSON · 1× the Golden State Warriors’ ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Lakers ORG · 1×

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Butler’s post (which also includes the actual video clips of Curry breaking Dončić’s ankles was captioned, “6/82. W.” The post has gone viral, tallying over 100,000 likes in a couple hours and being reposted many times on social media.
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🔮 Luka Dončić might never live down what Steph Curry did to him last night.

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Luka Dončić might never live down what Steph Curry did to him last night. uncertain
Curry → live → him
Curry broke Dončić’s ankles and sent him sprawling to the ground before draining a three-pointer during the Golden State Warriors’ 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. asserted
Curry → break → Lakers
Plenty of people have trolled Dončić about this. asserted
Plenty → troll → this
But an Instagram post Jimmy Butler made on Saturday takes the cake. asserted
Butler → make → cake
Butler posted an AI video where Curry’s likeness is Bruce Leroy (played by Taimak) in the 1985 martial arts film The Last Dragon. asserted
likeness → post → film
Curry is then asked, “Alright Leroy, who’s the one-and-only Master?” and responds, “I am!” asserted
I → ask → ?
Then Dončić’s likeness shows up as a bystander watching the exchange, and said, “Holy s***!” asserted
likeness → show → *
Then Curry’s likeness is shown whirling his arms in what’s supposed to be an exraordinary martial arts technique. asserted
what → show → arms
Butler’s post (which also includes the actual video clips of Curry breaking Dončić’s ankles was captioned, “6/82. W.” The post has gone viral, tallying over 100,000 likes in a couple hours and being reposted many times on social media. asserted
post → include → media
Butler is confined to the sidelined while he rehabs a torn ACL he sustained in January. asserted
he → confine → January
There’s no clear timeline when he’s expected to return. asserted
he → ’ → ?
At least he’s finding ways to entertain himself in the meantime. asserted
he → find → meantime
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