Luka Doncic will make his much-awaited return to the American Airlines Center on Wednesday for the first time since the Dallas Mavericks shockingly decided to trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers in February.
That shocking trade led to his first return to the team that traded for him on draft night.
Doncic has faced his former team once since the trade, but that was back in Los Angeles. In that game, he recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists in the Lakers’ 107-99 win over the Mavericks.
Back in Los Angeles, Doncic’s mom, Mirjam Poterbin, made sure she was in the crowd to support him during that emotional game.
She was certainly going to be in the house as he made his return to Dallas.
Just before Luka Doncic took the court, his mom was out on the court taking video of the Mavs flooding the arena with shirts on the seats to pay homage to Doncic’s time on the team. The shirts say “Thanks for everything” in Slovenian.
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Her post on her Instagram story got fans looking at her profile and reacting to her rocking his number 77 Lakers jersey just a few days ago.
Here is how some reacted:
“The most beautiful 
,” one fan said.
“I’m sorry, but whaaaaaaaaa 
,” a second fan stated.
“Cutie,” a second fan stated of Luka Doncic’s mom.
“
,” a final person commented.
Luka Doncic Cries During Emotional Return
Doncic returned to play in Dallas on Wednesday for the first time since being traded to the Lakers.
Ahead of the game, Doncic was given a tribute video, and it had him in tears.
The game will be important emotionally and for the standings. The Lakers are looking to lock up the No. 3 seed.
