At long last, Luka Dončić returns to the American Airlines Center. It marks the first time since the mystifying trade that sent him from the Dallas Mavericks to

The Dallas Mavericks witnessed the emotions run high before opening tip on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers were in town — and brought past beloved Mavs star Luka Doncic in tow. But his return left many watching the game wondering,

With the 45-point performance, Doncic joined very elite company. He and Wilt Chamberlain are the only players in NBA history to score 45 points both for and against the same team in the same season. Luka scored 45 for the Mavericks in a win over the Golden State Warriors in December. Then he was traded in February. Tonight he made history.

What if the Dallas Mavericks made Luka Doncic available to all 29 other teams? It's a question team executives across the league pondered in the early hours of Feb. 2, when the NBA world was still ...

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison surfaced as the most jeered individual on Wednesday. Even on a night the Los Angeles Lakers pulled into American Airlines Arena.Harrison observed an emotional Luka Doncic from afar.

Jaxson Hayes tapped Luka Doncic on the leg. Maxi Kleber walked by and quietly did the same. And Markieff Morris plopped down next to his teammate and put his arm on the back of Doncic’s chair.

Follow live as Luka Dončić returns to face the Mavericks for the first time since Dallas traded him to the Lakers two months ago.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been a really good team since Luka Doncic was traded to them just a couple of weeks before the trade deadline. Since that move, the Lakers have become one of the most dangerous teams in the league.