{"id":273857,"date":"2025-04-11T02:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/lakers-insider-reveals-luka-doncics-favorite-part-of-his-mavs-tribute-video\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:54","slug":"lakers-insider-reveals-luka-doncics-favorite-part-of-his-mavs-tribute-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/lakers-insider-reveals-luka-doncics-favorite-part-of-his-mavs-tribute-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers insider reveals Luka Doncic&#8217;s favorite part of his Mavs tribute video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4869388\" data-slug-id=\"2468210\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/luka-doncic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Luka Doncic&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> tribute video, which the Dallas Mavericks made upon his return to his former team&#8217;s arena, continues to garner headlines. In the latest, LA Lakers insider Jovan Buha of The Athletic revealed the Slovenian superstar&#8217;s favorite part of the emotional and electric tribute clip.<\/p>\n<p>One of the segments was when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-motherf-ker-f-king-guard-me-luka-doncic-s-alleged-trash-talk-rudy-gobert-hitting-dagger-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Doncic trash-talked<\/a> Minnesota Timberwolves&#8217; big Rudy Gobert. The reigning DPOY was on the receiving end after the young guard breezed past the Frenchman and late yelled out an expletive about being unguardable. Buha was in stitches when he revealed that moment was Doncic&#8217;s favorite part of the video.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Doncic ended his evening against the Mavericks with a 45-point blitz coupled with eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals. His performance helped the Lakers win 112-97, and they are now just one win away from locking up the third seed in the West.<\/p>\n<p>Clips of a teary-eyed Luka Doncic when he watched the tribute video continue to do the rounds on social media. The Lakers superstar admitted that it was a tough feeling, but added &#8216;It was time to move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>&#8220;They all had my back&#8221;: Luka Doncic on his Lakers teammates showing their support upon emotional intro in Dallas<\/h2>\n<p>One of the heartwarming scenes was Luka Doncic&#8217;s Lakers teammates forming a circle around their latest superstar after his scintillating performance. As he walked off the floor after tying his season-high, his teammates stood up cheering for him. Don\u010di\u0107 sat on the bench, and the Lakers formed a circle of protection.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the reporters after the game, Doncic was grateful for his new teammates for their show of support.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey all had my back. 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