LeBron James had a simple message for Luka Donsic ahead of his first game with the Lakers.
Just before the Lakers faced jazz at the crypto.com arena on Monday night, Los Angeles' newest superstar Donsic made his debut with his new team, James huddled his teammates and delivered a short mission .
“Luka, be your F-King Self. Don't fit, just fit F-K. James said.
Don Sic's Lakers debut was highly anticipated after a massive hit trade that rocked the NBA world around the world when the Mavericks shipped the star to Los Angeles in the middle trade that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas It was an event.
The deal has created uncertainty among Mavericks fans, and even one of the organisation's most important players in its history appears to have been caught off guard by trade.
Mavs legend and Hall of Fame Dirk Nowitzki was shocked when her best friend was traded for Los Angeles and Nowitzki traveled to Hollywood to see Doncic in her Lakers debut.
He was sitting near the courthouse
Doncic and Nowitzki overlapped as Dallas teammates for Nowitzki's final season in the NBA, essentially taking over the franchise face after Mavs retired heavily.
Nowitzki addressed his decision to travel to Los Angeles on social media on Monday before the game.
“I'll always be a MAV of my life, but I had to support my man 77 @luka7doncic in the first game of his new chapter!” I wrote nowitzki on x.
Donsic's first basket in purple and gold He came to the clock at 8:04 in the first quarter when he raised the Lakers 14-10 and knocked down the stepback 3-pointer.
The crowd at Crypto.com Arena erupted as soon as the ball passed the hoop.
