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‘Weird’ and ’emotional’: Luka Doncic is glad his Mavs reunion is behind him

like Dallas Maverx General Manager Niko Harrison walked through the tunnel before his team played Los Angeles Lakers On Tuesday, the fans praised it.

The only thing is that these fans were wearing purple and gold.

“Good trade, Niko!” One fan shouted. Another added: “We love you, Niko!”

On Tuesday, for the first time since Harrison was shocked by the American Professional League world through dealing Luca Densic To Lakers in exchange Anthony Davis In early February, Densic played against his former team. As expected, the atmosphere like the scourge.

Harrison was vibrant. Heck, somehow, was Davis as well. While the injured (the resistance strain) was shot before the match, the Serbian music erupted through the loudspeakers in the Arena Crypto.com, which is a player from a player in returning to the homeland that spent 5 and a half seasons in Los Angeles, helping to lead Lakers to a championship in 2020.

All eyes were on Densic.

Before the Tuesday match, the coach of the Marx Jason Kid Donchic calledthe Game plan, “resemble him to” Picasso “. After Lakers” 107-99 victory over Maraxand Kerry Erfing He confessed to playing against his former teammate, “embarrassed like S — T.”

He played Doncic with Fire, and ended with the first three times for him, including 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. He also had three speeds and two banned shots.

But the experience of playing against his former team is slightly over three weeks after he was completely stunned-frankly, embarrassed-Marax was ready to deal, mentally and physically.

“I think the closure will take some time,” Densic said. “This is not perfect. But, as I said, I am happy because this game has ended. There were many feelings.”

Densic did not sleep before the Tuesday match. Really, every February was just a giant whirlwind. The All-Star and Laxt Fints All NBA player, who led his team to the American Professional League finals last season, appeared to be the most modern players in all sports in the past few weeks.

His adaptation was a question. Maverx did something unprecedented by trading a star of his caliber in his era to the point that he left people asking what truly It happened behind the scenes. Why was the world in the world ready to abandon it?

Kid hopes not to be pulled by any of this.

Kid said: “Sometimes you cannot listen to noise,” Kid said. “The greats can prevent noise and overcome what may be true or what may be true. Everyone has an angle, everyone has a conspiracy theory.”

“He will be one of the best players in the world,” Kaid Incic said, adding that despite any questions about the possibility of his coach, the star has taken well, especially about his defense and pace.

Kid said: “Sometimes we ask as a coach,” can you participate in the defensive end? “He did so. We were placed in the Western Conference Finals (in 2022), we helped reach the Western Conference Finals again (in 2024) and then the finals (in 2024). Can we just play faster? He agreed to that.

As for Doncic, he has put all criticisms on his mental advertising board. During the Lakers’ media day, Donsic described negative chatter about his adaptation “motivation”, adding, “I know it’s not true.”

More than anything else, Doncic focused on trying to find his rhythm after his return two weeks before the calf breed that has marginalized him for 22 games. After the first two rock matches with Lakers, Donsic looked like him in his victory over Denver on Sunday, as he ended 32 points, 10 rebound balls and seven decisive passes. Against Marax, with a lot of pressure on him, he was glowing again.

Tuesday’s match was a battle, as the result equivalent to 91-91 mid-road during the fourth quarter. Liberon James He took over in the fourth quarter, and scored 16 of 27 points in that period to give Lakers his fifteenth victory in the last 19 games. The James-Boncic connection is already exciting, including stopping sculptures through the corridors and disrupting defenses with the passenger passes and wonderful finishes.

James, who is not strange to the emotions of huge matches against previous teams or high -pressure situations, admired the way Densic dealt with every Tuesday.

James said: “They went to the finals, all these things.” “He grew from being an eighteen -year -old child to a 25 -year -old man with a family and all these things. So you grow into a family with the privilege and when you move or move it is very emotional.

As for Densic, it was strange tonight.

Densic said he did not see Harrison (who was standing on the field) during the warm -up. But Lakers fans were keen to show their appreciation for him, chanting “Thank you, Niko” in free th nexts. Harrison, of course, is not popular in Dallas, where the Moverx lovers were publicly saddened by trade by bringing the coffin to the American Airlines Center and a remarkable contract saying “Fire Nico”.

The only thing that Densic did after the match is how much she felt the stadium against his former teammates.

“He was very strange, moments,” Densic said. “I felt as if I didn’t know what I was doing.”

After the match, Densic Irfing described “Hermano”, or his brother, as Spanish. Erfang, who considered himself a Honky Telefold after his trading to MAVERICKS in February 2023, said he felt his former colleague in the past few weeks.

“As a big brother, I was looking at him from afar, and sent him texts, while making sure that he is good,” said Erfing, who was carrying 35 points in the game, seven rebound balls and four passes. And when I saw him, I expected it to be above this hill, as we would like to call it, only overcoming rejection or overcoming anger. Sometimes it can lead to hatred. Sometimes this may lead to uncertainty. I am proud of it only on me The way he went there and played. “

It is clear that the sadness process is still new for Doncic.

He is not shocking everything. In fact, the hair of the Mavigirx with which he was trading as if it was an unprecedented form of rejection. Not even any sorrow of failed relationships can be compared commerce.

“It was different,” Dungic admitted.

But he took a big step forward on Tuesday. He is moving. He plays wonderfully. Now, his expected and expected envelope has not included between him and his former team behind him.

Kid is similar to Densic’s trip by train. Regardless of the extent of its size or the stressful at the moment on Tuesday, it disappeared in a flash.

The train continues to move.

Now Doncic needs to focus on the next station.

Melissa Roalin is a writer in the American Professional League at Fox Sports. The league has previously covered the photographer, Los Angeles Times, Gulf News Group and San Antonio Frankly. Follow it on Twitter @Melissarin.

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