The NBA regular season started months ago. It finally gets interesting on Tuesday night when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Los Angeles Lakers in their first meeting between Luka Doncic and his old team.

While the upcoming game in Los Angeles is critical, the return match in Dallas on Apr. 9 is highly anticipated. Mavericks fans, who voiced their displeasure with the trade through protests and chants against general manager Nico Harrison, are expected to welcome Doncic with open arms and warm cheers.

The Lakers host Dallas on Tuesday night, giving the Slovenian star an early showdown against the team that shipped him away three weeks ago in a shocking trade.