The Los Angeles Lakers have had a difficult time during their preseason campaign thus far, dropping to 1-3 after the latest 113-104 loss against the Phoenix Suns. However, fans got their first glimpse of Luka Doncic, who played 22 minutes and looked his usual dominant self.

“I felt great. That was probably better than I expected. Those first games are kind of rusty, but I was just very happy to be out there again,” said Doncic, who played his first game since Slovenia was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Germany at EuroBasket 2025, per The Athletic.

However, Doncic was playing his first game with center Deandre Ayton , who is expected to start for the Lakers in the coming season. The two players connected just once in the game on a lob, with Doncic’s five turnovers coming along

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