NBA star Luka Doncic startled over North Korea rocket launch: 'It was crazy'

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North Korea recently gave Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic quite the scare.

Doncic is competing with the Slovenian national team in the FIBA World Cup in Okinawa, Japan. He was shaken up after hearing a missile alert go off early in the morning. North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite. Doncic wasn’t the only one who got the alert.

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A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's rocket launch with file image during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

"Oh yeah, the alarm was crazy," Doncic said Thursday, via Sports Illustrated. "I mean, I just saw missiles. It's coming. Missile, it's coming. So I was a little scared."

The start of the Basketball World Cup wasn't delayed. The tournament tipped off Friday between the Philippines and Indonesia.

"I didn't sleep much," Doncic added. "It was crazy."

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Slovenia guard Luka Doncic drives against Venezuela forward Nestor Colmenares in the first half of the Basketball World Cup group F match in Okinawa, southern Japan, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

North Korea confirmed Thursday that it was an unsuccessful second attempt to launch a spy satellite. Japanese officials said parts of the rocket fell into the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The Hermit Kingdom vowed a third try.

U.S., Japan and South Korea senior diplomats condemned the launch, saying North Korea’s provocations will only result in strengthening the relationship among