LOS ANGELES – Awkward.
That’s the word Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving used to describe his first meeting against Luka Donu010diu0107 since the latter was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on
Feb. 2.
Irving had become accustomed to playing alongside Donu010diu0107 in the Mavs’ backcourt for the past two years. The two had become fast friends. Their families even socialized together.
But now, while Irving’s and Donu010diu0107’s goals are the same – they’re trying to reach them while they’re no longer teammates.
“It was awkward, but now I can talk about the emotions,” Irving said after the Lakers upended the Mavs, 107-99, on Tuesday night at Crypto.