EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- After Luka Doncic presented concerns about the slippery surface of the special, alternative NBA Cup court the Los Angeles Lakers played on earlier this week, the Lakers will use their traditional court for their NBA Cup group game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

The bright yellow NBA Cup court was examined by technicians from the league's court vendor and deemed unplayable for Friday, according to the team.

The vendor is expected to make repairs to the court and have it available should L.A. host an NBA Cup quarterfinal game at Crypto.com Arena.

"That was bad," Lakers forward Rui Hachimura said Friday when asked about the playing surface in the Lakers' 135-118 win over the LA Clippers . "I felt it right away when I was warming up. It just felt wei

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