MEXICO CITY – Sometimes, you have to come to places like this to be reminded of exactly what Dallas and the Mavericks have in Luka Doncic.
The superstar guard had been in Mexico barely a few hours and already he was the rock star of the NBA’s visit south of the border. Media members, probably more than 50 strong, gathered around him, hanging on his every Spanish syllable.
Security hovered on all sides.
The message Rick Carlisle has for everybody is: get used to it.
“He’s a lightning bolt everywhere,” Carlisle said. “This is not new territory for him or for us.