The Lakers and Timberwolves collide as Luka Dončić eyes history and LeBron James leads L.A.'s defensive resurgence.
LeBron James has been vocal about the challenges Luka Dončić has faced since joining the Los Angeles Lakers. After the blockbuster trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks and brought Dončić to L.
The NBA landscape shifted dramatically when the Dallas Mavericks shocked everyone by trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The move, involving a 25-year-old superstar with no prior warning, sent ripples through the league.
The pair spent just two years as teammates but it's clear a strong bond that goes "deeper than basketball" remains.
The trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Lakers was a repudiation of one of the best players in the world. What happens next could change NBA history -- for everyone.
LUKA DONČIĆ AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS You cannot convince me that Luka Dončić didn't want this one, and not just the W. In front of the man who shipped him out of Dallas earlier this month, the Los Angeles Lakers' heir apparent picked up his first triple-double as a member of the purple-and-gold last night -- and in the first meeting against his old club no less.
Everything before Tuesday’s game helped to build anticipation for Dončić’s star power in L.A., from a timely Jordan Brand ad to a new shoe.
Luka Dončić was a member of the Dallas Mavericks less than a month ago. The widespread presumption at the time was that he would remain one for the foreseeable future, perhaps even the rest of his career.
Luka Dončić's first game against his former team featured his first triple double as a Laker. Dončić had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, while LeBron James scored 27 points as LA held off Dallas in the fourth quarter.
It certainly wasn't the cleanest of nights for Luka Dončić as he faced his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, for the first time on Tuesday since he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the biggest -- and most controversial -- transactions in NBA history.