Luka Doncic played the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night for the first time since he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and he clearly wanted to exact revenge upon his former employers. The Slovenian superstar nearly had a triple-double at halftime,

The Dallas Mavericks will face Luka Dončić on Tuesday night for the first time since they shockingly traded him away at the beginning of the month. It's a highly anticipated matchup after the deal sent Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers,

Luka Doncic faces his former team for the first time on Tuesday, Feb. 25 when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks.

When asked, Doncic and everyone else will play down the entire idea of revenge, but there is no doubt. Everyone knows what is going on. Doncic thought he would spend his entire career in Dallas and, on Feb. 2, unceremoniously had that rug (and tens of millions of dollars) pulled out from under him with a stunning trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers battle the superstar guard’s former, as the Dallas Mavericks visit LA for a Tuesday night showdown.

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