Kobe Bryant made a rare appearance at Staples Center because he wanted to watch Luka Doncic play. He brought his daughter, Gianna, and sat courtside. During the game, Doncic was taken aback because he heard someone trash-talking him in Slovenian,

Doncic scores 14 points in 24 minutes, immediately getting into the flow with James and receiving multiple standing ovations from fans wearing T-shirts in his honor during a 132-113 victory.

Jazz rookie Isaiah Collier ran into traffic trying to create space to finish the play inside the paint. During the process, Collier landed a brutal elbow on Doncic's face, as apparent from the below-attached video by SportsCenter on X (formerly known as Twitter).