The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are less than a month removed from the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade, and it’s still one of the most talked about events in the NBA. This deal was one of the biggest in league history when looking at the star power involved,

The trade deadline is gone. The All-Star break is about to end. Luka Doncic is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Jimmy Butler is with the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Davis

The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed back Anthony Davis with a touching video tribute when the Dallas Mavericks came to town.

During Tuesday's game against the Mavericks, the Lakers played a video tribute to Anthony Davis, one of the greatest big men in franchise history.

The Lakers welcomed Anthony Davis back to Los Angeles with a video tribute during Tuesday’s game. To honor Davis’ contributions to the team, the Lakers played the video tribute on the Crypto.com Arena jumbotron late in the first quarter.

Depending on how the next few weeks play out, there's a possibility Dallas and Los Angeles will clash in the postseason.

Anthony Davis called out the Los Angeles Lakers organization in the aftermath of the Feb. 2 shocking trade that saw him getting shipped to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Dončić.

Davis, while ready to move on, has a healthy amount of skepticism about the blockbuster trade that sent him to Dallas.

As the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Luka Doncic in what sent shockwaves throughout the entire NBA, they would send away such players as Anthony Davis and Max Christie. While Lakers president Jeanie Buss was proud of the Doncic trade, she would also answer about her late father Jerry Buss and what his thoughts would be about the blockbuster deal.

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Dallas Mavericks superstar forward Anthony Davis made his anticipated return to Los Angeles on Tuesday night as his new team played his former team. While Davis was out with an injury, he still attended the game and received both a tribute video and a standing ovation