The Dallas Mavericks are showing their thanks to former star Luka Dončić when he returns to the city for the first time since the trade that stunned the basketball world two months ago.
Dončić and his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, are in town for a showdown on Wednesday, and the Mavericks are giving every fan in attendance at the American Airlines Center a t-shirt that reads ‘thank you so much’ written in Slovenian.
The Mavericks also are planning to show a tribute video in honor of Dončić, who in his six-plus seasons with the team became one of the league’s best players and led them to the NBA Finals last season.
‘It’s going to be a lot of emotions for me,’ Dončić told reporters about returning to Dallas. ‘I don’t really know what to expect. I don’t know how I’m going to feel, honestly. I’m looking forward to being back in Dallas, obviously, with the fans, seeing my teammates — ex-teammates. It’s going to be very emotional for me, for sure.’
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