Doncic admits to nerves before 'special' Lakers debut

Luka Doncic said it was a 'surreal feeling' to be greeted by thousands of fans wearing No. 77 shirts.

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00:00Special. The way they received me, everybody. It was amazing to see. I was a little nervous

00:07before. I remember the last time I was nervous before the game, but once I stepped on the

00:13court it was fun. Just being out there again felt amazing.

00:17I didn't play in a long time, first of all. It's a new team, new everything, but the way

00:22they helped me, teammates, Rob, Ginni, it was just a lot of support for me.

00:30When I came to the arena, I saw all the Luka jerseys. It was just a surreal feeling.

00:46Being introduced last, when did you know that was going to happen? What was your reaction

00:50to it? What did you think about the fact that LeBron gave you that honor?

00:55He texted me in the morning. He said, whatever you want. For him to text me that is just

01:00amazing. It shows what kind of person he is. He let me have my moment, so I really appreciate it.

01:08When did you text back?

01:10Today, if you can let me read this one. From now on, he'll be the last.