Luka Doncic ’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers shook the entire NBA , with the longtime Dallas Mavericks hero arriving in LA back in February this year. The Lakers acquired Dončić (plus Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris), while Dallas received Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick.

Now, it turns out that an unlikely Jewish holiday in the form of Shabbat played a major role in holding up the trade. Per noted NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman‘s book A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Mavs GM Nico Harrison had only told Lakers GM Rob Pelinka about Doncic’s availability, via Forward.

Pelinka in turn only informed Lakers owner Jeanie Buss to avoid leaks that could potentially collapse the talks. However, the Lakers first needed to do a separate

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