The injuries to the Mavericks’ centers and contract issues with two of their few healthy players have put Kidd in a difficult place.

The latest target of Luka Doncic’s wrath: his former head coach: Jason Kidd. After Doncic nailed a second 3-pointer in the first quarter of the Lakers’ 107-99 win over the Mavericks on Tuesday, Los Angeles’ newest star immediately turned to his former team’s bench and appeared to yell directly at Kidd.

Jason Kidd provided an update on Anthony Davis before Thursday's game against the Charlotte Hornets, who has been going through pre-game workouts recently.

Luka played with fire in his eyes. Luka Donic's first showdown against the Dallas Mavericks as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers was bound to be emotional, but nobody expected it to be this intense.

A telling video of Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd has emerged this week. The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-99 on Tuesday in what was the first meeting between the teams since their infamous trade.

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Luka Doncic isn't the biggest fan of Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison, but it appears he doesn't have much love for head coach Jason Kidd now, either. According to Matej Petek, Doncic hugged all his former teammates and even assistant coaches after the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Mavericks 107-99,

Luka Doncic faces his old team for the very first time on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks. For Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, it was the first time he had to prepare for his team to try and defend Doncic since Kidd was an assistant coach for the Lakers during the 2020-2021 season.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd weighed in on the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, clarifying his perspective on the high-profile move.

The Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Dallas Mavericks marked the first opportunity for Luka Doncic to play against the team that traded him. It was admittedly an emotional night for Doncic, but he and the Lakers were at least able to come away with a win with him recording a triple-double against his former team.

PJ Washington was initially listed as questionable with an ankle injury before ultimately being ruled out for Thursday’s Charlotte Hornets-Dallas Mavericks game. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis remains out with a left adductor strain.

It’ll take a while for everyone to get used to Luka Doncic playing for the Los Angeles Lakers instead of the Dallas Mavericks. Not just fans, who are going through the five stages of grief.