{"id":559227,"date":"2026-01-25T04:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/559227\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T04:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:49:14","slug":"luka-doncic-surprises-fans-with-pregame-meet-and-greet-suite-seating-for-mavs-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/559227\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic surprises fans with pregame meet-and-greet, suite seating for Mavs-Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/person\/3eb9ef90-a289-fc64-a246-2db20aad9c0c\/luka-doncic\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/person\/3eb9ef90-a289-fc64-a246-2db20aad9c0c\/luka-doncic\/\">Luka Doncic<\/a> hasn\u2019t forgotten about his Dallas fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The former Mavericks star delivered a few surprises for some fans when the Lakers faced Dallas on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2015247539260338568?s=20\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/2015247539260338568?s=20\">According to ESPN<\/a>, Doncic set up suite seating for 22 fans and held a pregame meet-and-greet ahead of Saturday\u2019s tip-off.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dallas will always be special to Luka \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p>Almost a year after the trade to LA, Luka surprised 22 fans who supported him on social media with a suite for Lakers\u2013Mavs, a pregame meet &amp; greet, and gift bags with Luka Lakers jerseys and his signature shoe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hdznSXx5bv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hdznSXx5bv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/2015247539260338568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Doncic also gave the group of fans gift bags with Lakers jerseys and his signature shoe.<\/p>\n<p>Mavericks<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Be the smartest Mavericks fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Saturday marked the second time Doncic faced the Mavericks at American Airlines Center since he was traded to Los Angeles. Several fans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2026\/01\/24\/dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-winter-storm-nba-no-refunds-policy-fan-turnout\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/2026\/01\/24\/dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-winter-storm-nba-no-refunds-policy-fan-turnout\/\">made their way through winter weather<\/a> to see the Slovenian superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__2UraD flex-none object-cover dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain dmnc_images-modern-image-module__P3kZ4 w-full\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769316554_82_AL7KWZHDFRD6BDBIGHQBOEKWNU.jpg\" alt=\"People wait for the door to open before an NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks...\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Doncic finished the game with 33 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists. The Lakers entered the game with a 26-17 mark, while Dallas sat at 19-26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/mavericks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find more Mavericks coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic hasn\u2019t forgotten about his Dallas fans. 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