We also had a Donatas Motiejūnas trade in 2016 get rescinded due to back issues. The Rockets traded him to Detroit, but the Pistons voided the deal. It was the second time these two teams were involved in a voided trade. The Pistons traded Sean Elliot to the Rockets for Robert Horry and Matt Bullard in 1994, but Elliot failed his physical.

Perhaps then it’s best to view the Luka Dončić trade not as the most shocking and bizarre in NBA history but as the standard-bearer for a post-historic era of inverted reality such as the one in which we are living.

So many claim they're done watching this league. In moments like this past weekend, they always seem to come back.

Professional basketball fans were left wondering if a viral joke was taking place as news of Luka Dončić being dealt to Los Angeles unfolded.

A little more than a week after the trade that shocked the sports world, Luka Dončić is expected to make his Los Angeles Lakers debut in Monday night's matchup against the Utah Jazz. The Lakers upgraded Doncic and LeBron James to probable for Monday's game.

The Lakers are sending Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round draft pick to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris in a three-team deal that also includes the Utah Jazz. Dallas officially announced the trade on Sunday morning, following a report from ESPN's Shams Charania on Saturday night.

The 25-year-old hasn't played since Christmas Day as he continues to recovery from a calf strain, but he looks as though he could be ready to make his Lakers debut.

NBA fans woke up to a seismic trade in early February when the three-way transaction between the Mavericks, Lakers, and Jazz shifted the plates in the NBA.