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The Dallas Mavericks made their first trip to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Tuesday night. The most talked about headline was Luka Doncic playing his first game against the Mavericks, but Anthony Davis and Max Christie were also making their returns to LA.

Shooting guard Max Christie was somewhat of a throw-in piece in the shocking blockbuster trade between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers in early February. The 2022 second-round pick joined 10-time All-Star big man Anthony Davis and a future draft pick in heading to Dallas,

The Anthony Davis experience in a Dallas Mavericks uniform lasted just 31 minutes against the Houston Rockets on February 8 before the blockbuster acquisition picked up an adductor injury.

The Mavericks’ frontcourt depth is depleted with injuries to Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, which caused the team to sign Moses Brown to a

Luka Doncic will deny he was out for revenge, but you know this had to feel good. The Lakers took charge in the final minutes and won 107-99. Doncic had a triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists.

The 20-slide post from Irving received over 340,000 likes and 4,600 comments in the first seven hours after it was posted. One of the NBA's most popular players, Irving's 20.1 million Instagram followers rank fourth in the NBA behind LeBron James, Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook ( h/t popularbasketballers.com ).

Video reveals Anthony Edwards had to be restrained after a heated exchange with a fan during the Rockets-Timberwolves game.

Luka Doncic faces his former team for the first time on Tuesday, Feb. 25 when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks.