The Mavericks are hosting Dončić and the Lakers for the first time since the stunning trade, giving Dallas fans their first chance to see their franchise's former star player back at American Airlines Center. Dončić squared off with his former team in February in L.A., posting a 19-point triple-double in a Lakers win.

Lakers vs. Mavs will tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 9. The game will be played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. You can listen to Lakers vs. Mavs live on SiriusXM. Coverage will be available on channel 86.

Luka Doncic makes his highly anticipated return to Dallas tonight when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Dallas Mavericks, live from the American Airlines Center.

Luka Doncic somehow spins in a difficult layup to reach 40 points for the Lakers vs. the Mavericks. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

Luka Doncic was dealing with a lot of emotions during his first time playing in Dallas against the Mavericks on Wednesday night. The Lakers star cried during th

Some people called Wednesday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks the most anticipated regular-season game in the NBA this year. It marked Luka Doncic's return to the city he called home for six seasons and change before he was sent to the Lakers in that tectonic trade two months ago.

The eyes of the basketball world will be on Dallas on Wednesday night when Luka Doncic visits for the first time since the Mavericks and Lakers pulled off a blockbuster trade on Feb. 2 to send the superstar guard to Los Angeles.

The Athletic has live coverage of Luka Doncic’s return to Dallas as a Laker. The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines

When the Dallas Mavericks made the decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the collective reaction of the NBA world was one of shock. In the weeks since the trade became official and Doncic donned the purple and yellow for the first time,