DALLAS — The look of bewilderment was common across the many sets of eyes throughout American Airlines Center on Thursday night, starting with Klay Thompson.
The Dallas Mavericks’ new addition was so shocked he was left so wide open for a fourth-quarter triple, he took a rhythm dribble just to set his body squarely at the rim.
Before the ball left his hands, the man who delivered the pass, Luka Donu010diu0107, was already headed downcourt, almost as if to say: “You let me have this guy on my team?”
That look was echoed by San Antonio Spurs second-year phenom Victor Wembanyama, who was stunned by the extra attention he received, with hands swiping at him and bodies thrown at him.