Luka Doncic made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers last night, his first game since the shocking trade before the trade deadline that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks. It was also his first game since leaving on Christmas Day against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a period of about six weeks off for the Slovenian.

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic makes his Lakers debut tonight in Los Angeles, and a Mavericks legend will be in attendance. Dirk Nowitzki will be in Crypto.com Arena to watch his former teammate's first appearance in purple and gold, per NBA insider Marc Stein.