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Luka Doncic Talks Being Nervous for Lakers Debut & Playing Alongside LeBron James · Bleacher Report

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  Speaker 1: How did it feel when you actually got in the
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  Speaker 1: court and just got to start playing basketball and you
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  Speaker 1: and Lebron are throwing all you how how do you
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  Speaker 1: process the whole thing emotionally being special?
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  Speaker 2: The way they received me, everybody, it was amazing to see.
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  Speaker 2: It was a little nervous before. I mean, when was
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  Speaker 2: the last time I was nervous before the game? So,
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  Speaker 2: but once a step on the court, it was it
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  Speaker 2: was fun and just being out there again felt amazing.
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  Speaker 3: The camera and the microphone picked up Lebron telling you
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  Speaker 3: in the pregame huddle to be you. Don't try to
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  Speaker 3: fit in, fit out.
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  Speaker 4: What did that.
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  Speaker 3: Message mean to you? And what does it look like
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  Speaker 3: for you to to fit out with this team?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, it's like I said before, it's special. You know,
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  Speaker 2: for him to say something like that just feels amazing.
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  Speaker 2: Give me confidence, and you know, after that speech, it
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  Speaker 2: was chills.
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  Speaker 4: So I'm just happy to be part of it. Luca
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  Speaker 4: a little bit of a two part question.
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  Speaker 5: What's it been like being here since Monday and not
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  Speaker 5: playing and watching and watching this team win? And I guess,
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  Speaker 5: along with Dave, asked the seeing their style, seeing how
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  Speaker 5: they've been playing, how easy for it, was it for
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  Speaker 5: you to to kind of to join them?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the first game I saw the Clippers,
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  Speaker 2: you know, I just felt that they're very, very connected
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  Speaker 2: on both ends of the floor. So since I came here,
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  Speaker 2: you know, I just I just wanted to play with them.
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  Speaker 2: So every game I saw, they played amazing, very connected,
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  Speaker 2: and for me, we just want to be there with them.
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  Speaker 3: Luca, what was it like playing with with Lebron and
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  Speaker 3: you hit him late in the first half, but with
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  Speaker 3: that outlet pass for the layup, and.
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  Speaker 6: Then just kind of the two man chemistry with you too.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, especially that, I mean he seesn't gave me
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  Speaker 2: a different way than a lot of people, and then
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  Speaker 2: he's the accused insane and just you know, have two
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  Speaker 2: guys like that on court, I think it's going to
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  Speaker 2: help the whole amount.
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  Speaker 7: Luca, there was a two year left right right from
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  Speaker 7: there you go. There were a couple of times Noggle
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  Speaker 7: passes you were making up some times it didn't seem
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  Speaker 7: like the guys were expecting them. JJ said something maybe
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  Speaker 7: in a little off target, joking with you, but have
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  Speaker 7: you already had conversations with guys about that? Just to
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  Speaker 7: be ready for any and all passes at any time,
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  Speaker 7: because you're going to be looking for them.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I saw some conversation.
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  Speaker 2: Honestly, like like Jaj said, we should they weren't on
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  Speaker 2: target yet. I've been along a lot at the time
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  Speaker 2: and most of my career, so like I said before,
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  Speaker 2: I was just really happy to be out there again.
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  Speaker 6: Hey, Luca, I can guess considering those expectations for you
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  Speaker 6: to become the Lakers' next biggest superstar for the next
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  Speaker 6: ten years, But why were you nervous tonight?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I didn't play in a long time. First
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  Speaker 2: of all, it's a new team near everything. But like
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  Speaker 2: the way they helped me, teammates Rob Jenny, Jenny, Uh,
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  Speaker 2: it was just a lot of support for me. You
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  Speaker 2: can see when I'm coming to a Rena saw the
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  Speaker 2: Luca jerseys. It was just surreal feeling.
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  Speaker 8: Hey, looka being introduced last When did you know that
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  Speaker 8: was going to happen. What was your reaction to it,
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  Speaker 8: and what did you think about the fact that Lebron
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  Speaker 8: sort of gave you that honor.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, he texted me in the morning, he said, whatever
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  Speaker 2: you want, and I said, it's for him to text
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  Speaker 2: me that it's just amazing. So shows shows what kind
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  Speaker 2: of person he is. And you know, he let me
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  Speaker 2: have my moment, so I really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 8: Did your choice or I mean when you say whatever you.
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  Speaker 4: Want, what do you Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: He said whatever you want? He texted me whatever you
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  Speaker 2: want text back? Yeah, I mean today if you can,
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  Speaker 2: let me read this one. But for now he'll be
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  Speaker 2: the last.
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  Speaker 4: Okay, I will go.
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  Speaker 9: What did it mean for you for Dark to be
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  Speaker 9: here for your first lafe for game?
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  Speaker 4: And it was he man overall to you, drough your
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  Speaker 4: career a lot.
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  Speaker 2: Man just for him to show up a great friend.
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  Speaker 2: Always looked up to him, a great mentor uh, so
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  Speaker 2: for him to show up, you know, fly all the
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  Speaker 2: way from Dallas was amazing and I really really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 6: And Luca over here.
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  Speaker 10: When you think about everything that.
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  Speaker 6: Tonight encapsulated as an experienced, what was your favorite part?
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  Speaker 4: Probably being introduced?
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  Speaker 2: Uh just the amount of cheering that was in the arena,
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  Speaker 2: I was absolutely unbelievable.
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  Speaker 4: So I would say that was that was my favorite play,
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  Speaker 4: favorite part and to play again. Luca Comos and Distell
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  Speaker 4: reception on Cateril.
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  Speaker 2: Publico we wan on coming too mucho gritos c K momentos.
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  Speaker 7: Hey, Luca, you had your dad and Dark here tonight
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  Speaker 7: and everyone in the arena wearing your jersey.
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  Speaker 5: What was the support you felt in your first game?
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  Speaker 2: Big, big support, Like I said, you know, in the
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  Speaker 2: when I was introduced, everybody was cheering, like appreciate the
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  Speaker 2: Lakers putting all my jerseys out. It was unbelievable to
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  Speaker 2: do that, and I really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 6: Hey, Luca, You've been here less than a week, but
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  Speaker 6: it came out today that you donated to the fire victims.
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  Speaker 6: Would impress that on your heart to do that?
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  Speaker 4: And what did it mean.
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  Speaker 6: For you to be here, to be here in la
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  Speaker 6: and be able to make that sort of a gesture
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  Speaker 6: so early, so soon.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I was trying to get back to the community.
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  Speaker 4: You know.
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  Speaker 2: I did that in Dallas, did it in Slovenia mostly,
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  Speaker 2: but it's important for me. When I learned, you know
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  Speaker 2: that horrible things happened, started a little bit more about
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  Speaker 2: what happened, you know, it was really important me to
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  Speaker 2: get back to the community.
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  Speaker 11: Look all the way in the back. Meliss asked you
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  Speaker 11: about kind of the nerves and maybe the moment those
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  Speaker 11: melted away given everything that's happened this past week, the trade,
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  Speaker 11: still coming back from injury. What was the most in
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  Speaker 11: this game that you said, all, right, now, this might
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  Speaker 11: be new, this might be a different jersey, but this
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  Speaker 11: is fun and I'm good.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, the moment I stepped on court, the moment there
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  Speaker 2: was a jump ball, the when we start playing. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I told to myself, this is what I do, this
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  Speaker 2: is what Enjoymo's doing.
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  Speaker 4: So that was the moment.
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  Speaker 10: Look, I know you're here now, but obviously you have
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  Speaker 10: a lot of friends and teammates and family back in Dallas.
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  Speaker 10: What have you been paying attention at all to some
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  Speaker 10: of the reception they've got at their home games and
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  Speaker 10: some of their fallout back there.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, I saw obviously, I saw the fans.
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  Speaker 2: You know, obviously I really appreciate it. You know, I've
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  Speaker 2: been there seven years, almost seven years, and it was
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  Speaker 2: amazing to experience those friends and the love for me.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I will always appreciate that. But now I
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  Speaker 2: think we should focus on the next step. And the
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  Speaker 2: way Lakers tryn received me here was amazing.
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  Speaker 4: Right.
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  Speaker 9: Look, as you were at the part of us leavinstream
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  Speaker 9: is only ko kala.
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  Speaker 6: Loka.
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  Speaker 4: Moving uh gig getting.
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  Speaker 2: Ilga significant, but po lakers keen
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  Speaker 4: Thanks Loko, thank you, he