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Luka Doncic Thanks Dirk Nowitzki for Traveling to Los Angeles to Watch Him Debut with the Lakers: "A Great Mentor"

Since retiring from basketball, Dirk Nowitzki has continued to live in Dallas, where he played throughout his NBA career. Last Sunday, as a big tennis fan, he was in attendance at the city's ATP 500 final between Casper Ruud and champion Denis Shapovalov. Just a few hours later, the German hopped on a plane to Los Angeles to watch Luka Doncic's debut with the Lakers in person: "I have always admired him. A great mentor. For him to fly from Dallas was amazing. I appreciated it a lot," remarked the Slovenian superstar after the game.

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