In a recent interview, Luka Doncic expressed his strong feelings about playing against the Mavericks in the preseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers went down 113-104 to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday to fall to 1-3 in the preseason. In good news however for the Lakers, franchise superstar Luka Doncic was productive in his first preseason outing of the year,

Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis reunited with their former teams as the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks battled in the preseason.

Following the game, Luka Doncic was seen sharing warm embraces with his former coach Jason Kidd and several of his ex-teammates.

Luka Doncic has been one of the most talked-about players during this NBA offseason. The Los Angeles Lakers man committed to his fitness over the summer, and his body transformation has become the talk of the town.

Mavericks No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg may have gotten his "welcome to the NBA" moment from Luka Doncic's backup, Gabe Vincent.

Fans there will get a treat, as they will get to see Luka Doncic make his preseason debut. He had been held out of the Lakers' first preseason games, presumably as a load management precaution after he took part in EuroBasket 2025 over the summer.