During his post-game interview, the 40-year-old veteran offered insights into Dončić's performance and the emotional challenges of playing against old teammates.

Anthony Davis was an NBA champion and one of the best big men in the league during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, so it naturally came as a shock when the team traded him to the Dallas Mavericks as part of the deal that brought Luka Dončić to Southern California.

Luka Dončić's first game against his former team featured his first triple double as a Laker. Dončić had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, while LeBron James scored 27 points as LA held off Dallas in the fourth quarter.

Without Luka Dončić and playing a back-to-back, James became the first player in NBA history with multiple 40-point games past age 40.

LeBron James said Sunday that the Los Angeles Lakers' trade for Luka Dončić has "given me energy," according to longtime NBA reporter Rachel Nichols. The 40-year-old added, "we'll see what happens" regarding the possibility of extending his playing career alongside the 25-year-old,

Now several weeks removed from the blockbuster deal that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, team owner Jeanie Buss couldn’t help but laugh. Seeing her new star mesh well with LeBron James in the early days of their partnership is a great sign.

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Since the big trade, everything we’ve seen from the Los Angeles Lakers superstar duo of LeBron James and Luka Dončić has changed many minds. When the trade

Emotions were flying high in the Los Angeles Lakers’ first game against the Dallas Mavericks since the blockbuster trade that shook the NBA world. The Mavericks traded their young superstar, Luka Dončić,

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The Los Angeles Lakers earned a tough and hard-fought win on Tuesday night when they faced their conference rival, the Dallas Mavericks. This game was one ever