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Luka Doncic got emotional in his first game back in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. In fact, he couldn't even hold back his tears after the Dallas Mavericks played a video tribute for him before the game.

Luka Doncic's eyes welled up with tears during a pregame tribute in Dallas, and then he proceeded to dominate the Mavericks with a season-high-tying 45 points in an emotional 112-97 victory.

For the first time since the Mavericks re-routed Dončić to the Lakers, the Slovenian superstar returned to the American Airlines Center -- as a visitor. Los Angeles traveled to Dallas for a late regular-season clash with a little extra juice. It also marked his first time in the city he once called home.

Luka Doncic was left in tears on his return to the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Mavericks played a tribute video for the Slovenian ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Doncic joined the Lakers earlier this year after seven successful seasons with Dallas.

Wednesday night’s game between the Lakers and Mavs at the AAC was not “kinda cool.” It wasn’t even surreal. The whole thing is sad, embarrassing, infuriating, and it continues to be the avoidable disaster for the franchise. Luka’s Lakers won 112-97, as he went for a season-best 45 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.

The Mavericks ran a Luka Doncic tribute video during pregame introductions ahead of their game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. It ran about 130 seconds, featured swelling music, and opened with a clip of Adam Silver gently over-pronouncing “Doncic” from the stage of the 2018 NBA Draft.

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to make some noise in the NBA playoffs soon, as they had a great opportunity to measure themselves against the league's best