Lakers president Jeanie Buss recently opened up about the circumstances of the Doncic trade and confirmed that Doncic had no idea he was being dealt and that he had unfortunately just bought a house in Dallas prior to the news. Buss went on to share an emotional tidbit of their first conversation in which Doncic mentioned Lakers great Kobe Bryant:

Doncic racked up a triple-double in his first game against his old team as Los Angeles downed Dallas on Tuesday night.

Dallas Mavericks duel, Luka Doncic has already been immortalized with a mural alongside Kobe Bryant in West Hollywood.