OKLAHOMA CITY – Less than three minutes into Sunday night’s 95-86 victory over Oklahoma City, Luka Donu010diu0107 found himself on the left wing with the ball in his hands and the shot clock about to expire.
He reared up from 29 feet and heaved a 3-pointer that we’ve seen so many times before.
Swish.
And with that, the smile and the magic were back.
In what Jason Kidd described as “kind of like a Christmas gift,” the Mavericks’ superstar point guard returned to action for the first time since Dec. 10.
As Kidd said, the 10 games Donu010diu0107 missed seemed “longer than it was.