Before the Los Angeles Lakers tipped off on Monday night and Luka Doncic made his debut for the franchise that traded for him then waited, along with fervent fan base, more than a week for the 25 year old basketball prodigy to appear in the lineup, LeBron James had a message to deliver. “Luka, be yourself,” James said during the pregame huddle. “Don’t fit in, fit out, Be yourself.” When asked about the moment, having booked a 132-113 win over the Utah Jazz his first time wearing the purple and gold uniform for game action, Doncic was sincere. “For him to say something like that just feels amazing,” Doncic said after scoring 14 points in 24 minutes, playing for the first time since Christmas Day when he was with the Dallas Mavericks. “It gives me confidence. And after that speech, it was chills. I was just happy to be a part of it,” said Doncic.
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