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Dirk Nowitzki was on a tropical vacation with his family when he got word of the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers.<\/p>\n
The Mavericks legend spoke publicly Friday for the first time since the Feb. 2 move that teamed Doncic in Los Angeles with LeBron James.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw the news I was actually all across on the other side of the world. I was on vacation with the family in the Maldives,\u201d Nowitzki told 96.7 The Ticket at an appearance in Plano, Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy phone just starts blowing up left and right and then I kind of looked on social media and I think I was as shocked and surprised as everyone was.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tDirk on his text exchange with Luka Doncic following the trade: “He invited me to come out to his first game in LA\u2026 He was pretty down & disappointed on how it went down, so I wanted to be there for him.””But you guys saw my face\u2026it was weird.” pic.twitter.com\/MGEUkI9fXH\u2014 Michelle Montaine (@michmontaine) February 22, 2025 <\/p>\n
Nowitzki, the sixth all-time leading scorer in NBA history, played all 21 seasons of his NBA career with the Mavs, including winning the league title in 2011.<\/p>\n
Nowitzki said he exchanged text messages with the 25-year-old Doncic, a teammate during his final NBA season in 2018-19. <\/p>\n
The Hall of Famer also explained why he felt compelled to attend Doncic\u2019s home debut with the Lakers on Feb. 10 against the Jazz.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe invited me to come out to his first game in LA and I felt like I had to support him,\u201d Nowitzki said. \u201cI felt like \u2014 you know, I played with him my last season, we\u2019ve gotten close.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve tried to mentor him, I\u2019ve tried to help him as much as I can the last few years and he\u2019s a good kid. So I felt like I had to go out there and support him in this new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 14-time All-Star admitted that it was \u201cweird\u201d and \u201csurreal\u201d to see Doncic in a Lakers uniform, adding, \u201cat the end of the day, you know I\u2019ll never be a Lakers fan, but I\u2019ll always be a Luka fan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony Davis, who headlined the return package from the Lakers, appeared in one game for the Mavericks before suffering a left adductor strain that is expected to sideline him for at least two more weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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