It’s the “Coming Quickly” poster that has Lakers followers salivating.
NBA celebrity LeBron James teased Luka Doncic’s Lakers debut in an Instagram put up on Wednesday evening.
The Instagram put up featured a picture of James and Doncic sitting on the Lakers’ bench throughout their 122-97 win over the Clippers and had a caption that merely learn: “Coming Quickly.”
Doncic is predicted to make his Lakers debut on Saturday in opposition to the Pacers at Crypto.com Area.
The Lakers additionally posted a video on Wednesday of Doncic taking photographs throughout a workforce follow in between James and Austin Reeves.
The video confirmed Doncic practising his 3-point shot from numerous spots on the ground.
A separate video from follow additionally confirmed Doncic throwing up and making a half-court shot.
The Doncic commerce turned the NBA on its head final weekend when the Mavericks dealt the five-time NBA All-Star to LA in a deal that despatched Anthony Davis to Dallas.
Doncic spoke to the media for the primary time on Tuesday and acknowledged that he was as shocked as the remainder of the league was when he came upon in regards to the deal.
“Everyone was stunned, so you would think about how stunned I used to be,” he stated. “I used to be nearly asleep once I acquired a name, needed to test it was April 1.
“I couldn’t actually consider it at first. It was a shock, a tough second for me. It was residence. It was actually arduous second for me, particularly the primary day.”
James rapidly reached out to Doncic after the commerce broke and welcomed him to Los Angeles.
“That was very nice of him to name me instantly and welcome me to LA,” Doncic stated.
The Mavericks had been reportedly involved about Doncic’s conditioning and weight earlier than the beginning of talks that normal supervisor Nico Harrison had with the Lakers.