It was a lively start to Luka Donsic's first match against his previous team.
The former Mavericks star and current Laker glares at the Dallas bench several times and received a technical foul after passionate discussion with REF in the first quarter of Tuesday's game in Los Angeles.
The game was undoubtedly stoked some sentiment after the Mavericks surprised the basketball world and swapped Don Sic on a blockbuster deal that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas at the start of February.
Doncic was a technical early hit In the game after he argued non-call when he went to a layup and was clearly fouled.
However, the reference did not call it.
Annoyed, Donsic said something to the official and was later given the skills.
Later in the first quarter, Donsic nailed two three-pointers and glared at the Dallas bench.
With just over six minutes on the clock, Donsic hit a deep trayball and moved the Lakers to 16-14, running to play defense when he ran along the Mavs sitting along the sideline. I stared at him.
His former team, the Mavericks, in Los Angeles on February 25th, 2025. nbae via Getty Images
He did it again a little later after dropping another three pointer to expand the Lakers' lead to five.
Early in the evening, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison attended Crypto.com Arena to watch Don Sic as if he had warmed up before the match.
Mavs fans were filmed As he stood right behind Harrison, there were signs of loyalty.
The sign reads “Loyalty never disappears,” but the word “never” was erased.
Meanwhile, Lakers fans I chanted “Thank you, Nico” in the first half. When Donsic went to the foul line.
Davis received a warm welcome In his first appearance, he returned to his old home as the Lakers performed a tribute video for him in the first quarter.
