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Luka Doncic Makes Heartfelt Instagram Post After Los Angeles Lakers Debut
Feb 10, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) looks on from the court against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Luka Doncic Makes Heartfelt Instagram Post After Los Angeles Lakers Debut

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI  |  By Ben Stinar  |  Last updated Feb 11, 2025 10:00 PM ET

On Monday night, Luka Doncic made his debut for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The five-time NBA All-Star finished with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists while shooting 5/14 from the field in 24 mintues of playing time.

He helped lead the Lakers to a 132-113 victory over the Utah Jazz.

After the game, Doncic made a post to Instagram that had over 480,000 likes in less than 24 hours.

Doncic in the clip: "Hi Lakers nation. Sometimes, life has bigger plans than we do. I just want to say thank you for welcoming me to LA. It's been amazing. I can't wait to be out there. See you soon."

He also captioned the post: ""

With the victory over the Jazz, the Lakers are now 32-19 in 51 games, which has them as the ffith seed in the Western Conference.

On Wednesday night, they will play the Jazz (again) when they face off in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Doncic is in his seventh NBA sseason.


This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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