Doncic reflects on emotions, fans and playing with LeBron after Lakers debut

Luka Doncic made his highly-anticipated debut for the Los Angeles Lakers following his shock trade from Dallas

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00:00Special, the way they received me, everybody. It was amazing to see.

00:11I remember the last time I was nervous before the game, but once I stepped on the court it was fun.

00:17Just being out there again felt amazing.

00:19He's special. He sees the game in a different way than a lot of people.

00:24His IQ is insane. Just to have two guys like that on court, I think it's going to help the whole team.

00:31It's a new team, new everything.

00:33The way they helped me, teammates, Rob, Jenny, Gini.

00:40It was just a lot of support for me.

00:43You can see when I came to the arena, I saw all the local judges. It was just a surreal feeling.

00:48Probably being introduced, just the amount of cheering that was in the arena was absolutely unbelievable.

00:56I would say that was my favorite part, and to play again.

01:00Being introduced last, when did you know that was going to happen?

01:04What was your reaction to it, and what did you think about the fact that LeBron gave you that honor?

01:09He texted me in the morning, he said, whatever you want.

01:13For him to text me that, it's just amazing.

01:16It shows what kind of person he is.

01:19He let me have my moment, so I really appreciate it.

01:23I mean, today, if he can let me beat this one, but from now on, he'll be the last.