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Midway through the second quarter, chants of “Thank you, Nico” grew loud enough to be picked up on the TNT broadcast. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison is in the building for Tuesday night’s game.

The NBA world will have its attention fixed on Los Angeles on Tuesday night, as Luka Doncic plays his first game against his old team, the Dallas Mavericks, since being traded to the Lakers in a shocking deadline deal.

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic hit deep 3-pointers and fearlessly drove for layups. He flung a ridiculous behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Doncic stared at the Dallas Mavericks’ bench a few times,

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban could only sit and watch as the player he drafted tore his team apart on Tuesday night. Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic finished with a triple-double against the Mavs,

The pair spent just two years as teammates but it's clear a strong bond that goes "deeper than basketball" remains.

Any concerns that it might take the Lakers' superstar duo time to figure out how to navigate things given their ball-dominant styles of play has quickly dissipated. Now, fans are