Luka Doncic made his Los Angeles Lakers debut on Monday and it was a successful one for the 25-year-old guard as he had 14 points and was able to sit out the entire fourth quarter of their blowout victory over the Utah Jazz.
Doncic hadn't played in a NBA game since Christmas because of a calf injury but he looked right at home on the court with his new team. He and LeBron James shared a great moment during player introductions and then they went out and took care of business, lifting the Lakers to their sixth straight win.
One of Doncic's best plays of the night was a sweet full-court pass to James who finished it off with an easy layup. The look on Doncic's face when he saw LeBron running down the court was pretty great:
Luka's face seeing LeBron on a fast break 😅🤣 pic.twitter.com/npmWkhH8mb
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 11, 2025
Fans loved that:
I'm in tears he really said "Can't believe this is my life rn" and passed to the GOAT, this is basketball at its finest https://t.co/em1KdYacSk pic.twitter.com/RIzAwPEtlr
— Taha (@Tahas_Takes) February 11, 2025
Outrageous scenes. https://t.co/CvO7TaR30K
— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) February 11, 2025
This is his dream https://t.co/vJQnC7K56M
— Justin (@joosynn) February 11, 2025
Luka after this specific play: https://t.co/mQALixYc06 pic.twitter.com/ZZI6bPgiJA
— deeze (@GottaBeDZD) February 11, 2025
This clip brings me so much joy https://t.co/6szI9ZrzZd
— Kin🃏 (@kinofhyrule) February 11, 2025
The Lakers, who are now 32-19 on the season and in fourth in the Western Conference, will face the Jazz again on Wednesday night in Utah.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cameras Caught Luka Doncic Looking So Excited Before Making Cool Pass to LeBron James.
