Nowitzki found himself seated next to Doncic’s father, Sasa, as the Lakers took on the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena. Nowitzki took to X/Twitter Monday evening to let Dallas fans know he’s still a “Mav for life,” but wanted to support Luka Doncic in the first game of his new chapter.

That includes Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams, who faced off against Doncic and the Mavericks in the 2024 Western Conference Semifinals. Williams was as surprised as everyone else, noting that he was woken up out of his slumber when everything broke publicly.

New Mavericks CEO Rick Welts has publicly discussed the Luka Dončić trade that sent him from Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers. In an interview with Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News, he addressed how he "probably underestimated the reaction" the fans had to the recent Dončić trade.

According to a recent report, the Dallas Mavericks never intended to sign Luka Doncic to a $345 million supermax contract extension because of Nico Harrison's major concern about the Slovenian star's health.

Doncic was officially traded from Dallas to Los Angeles about three weeks ago. He already made his Lakers debut, appearing in two games against the Utah Jazz before the NBA All-St

Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Weltz had no idea the team's fanbase would be as angry as they have been since the franchise traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers.