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The Dallas Mavericks will indeed host Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend despite a winter storm bearing down on North Texas. The Mavericks confirmed after Friday’s practice that the game will be played as scheduled Saturday at 7:30 p.

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd shared a brutally honest admission about the Luka Doncic trade almost exactly one year after it happened.

It will be the ninth consecutive game played by James after he missed 16 of L.A.’s first 22 games of the season. In total, he’s appeared in 26 games on the season and posted averages of 22.5 points, 6.9 assists and 6.0 rebounds per performance.

In leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a much-needed 116-110 win, Doncic put up one of his best performances of the season and was even close to adding an 87th career triple-double to his all-time ledger.

LeBron James is set to play for the Lakers against the Mavericks on January 24, 2026, despite a difficult stretch for both teams. With key players sidelined for Dallas and the Lakers leaning on veterans,

The Lakers led big in the first half, trailed big in the second half but eventually pulled out a win in Dallas.

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