LOS ANGELES — It would be easy for Luka Donu010diu0107 to say that Tuesday's game was cathartic, that seeing and slaying his old mates wearing Dallas Mavericks jerseys would be enough to cleanse himself of all the hurt feelings from being dumped, from being duped.
It would be easy for every “Thank you Nico” chant coming from the Lakers faithful to fill Donu010diu0107 up, to make him feel like one of them — even if doing it against the backdrop of Anthony Davis getting a warm welcome with his video tribute makes it feel just a bit awkward.