LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic has faced the Lakers and his NBA idol, LeBron James, for five seasons now.
And while sharing the same court as James is far less nerve-racking than it used to be, the experience never gets old. Nor, certainly, is it a privilege that Doncic takes for granted, especially with 38-year-old James now in his 20th season and nearing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record.
After the Mavericks’ morning shootaround in Crypto.com Arena in preparation for Thursday night’s late game against the Lakers, a noticeably relaxed and even gregarious Doncic was asked about an array of topics by a small group of reporters.
