His time in Dallas has not gone quite as planned for former Lakers star Anthony Davis. Following the controversial blockbuster deal that sent Davis to the Mavericks as part of a package for star guard Luka Doncic, Davis was injured during his first game, and had to sit out for five weeks before returning to the Dallas lineup.

Much was made about Luka Doncic's return to Dallas on Wednesday night - and rightfully so. But buried in the game's biggest storyline was another reunion: Anthony Davis facing the Lakers. After winning a title with Los Angeles in 2020,

The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks met on Wednesday night, and the Lakers came away victorious. While that was part of the story, it was nowhere near worth the main headline. The biggest news was the return of Luka Doncic to Dallas, a place he started and remained all his career until the trade in February.

Dallas were welcoming Slovenian-born superstar Luka Dončić as part of the visiting team or thanking him for 6 ½ years of service that are now over. But that exact scenario is playing out on Wednesday,

Luka Doncic knows there will be a lot of emotions when he steps on the court in Dallas for the first time wearing his No. 77 jersey for the Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Doncic shrugged off the raw emotion of his return to Dallas with a dazzling 45-point display against his former club as the Los Angeles Lakers downed the Mavericks 112-97 to punch their ticket to the NBA playoffs on Wednesday.

Luka Doncic somehow spins in a difficult layup to reach 40 points for the Lakers vs. the Mavericks. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

All eyes in the NBA world were on Dallas as Luka Doncic returned with the Los Angeles Lakers to take on the Mavericks. It was Doncic's first game back at the American Airlines Center since the shocking trade that sent him to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis.