Lakers president Jeanie Buss recently opened up about the circumstances of the Doncic trade and confirmed that Doncic had no idea he was being dealt and that he had unfortunately just bought a house in Dallas prior to the news. Buss went on to share an emotional tidbit of their first conversation in which Doncic mentioned Lakers great Kobe Bryant:

Well before Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, he already had a memorable moment with franchise icon Kobe Bryant. Kobe and Gianna attended a game between the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks with Bryant famously heckling Doncic in Slovenian during the contest.

Located on Melrose Avenue, Arutyun Gozukuchikyan created one of L.A.'s first murals of Luka Doncic, depicting him and Kobe Bryant at the last Lakers game Bryant attended.