On Wednesday, Dončić returned to Dallas for the first time as a member of the Lakers, and unsurprisingly, he was greeted warmly by just about everyone in the building, most of whom wish he was still there. When he arrived to the arena, he was seen hugging several Mavericks staffers he knew from his time in Dallas.

Luka Doncic returns to Dallas, as the Los Angeles Lakers face the Mavericks in an exciting NBA matchup on Wednesday night.

It was real. Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Laker s in a move that shook the league, set the Lakers up to contend this season and for the foreseeable future, and angered the Mavericks fan base to the point some fans held a mock funeral — complete with a casket — outside the arena.