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).

Welcome to the Luka Era in Los Angeles, which officially kicked off with a 132–113 win over the cellar-dwelling Jazz. Doncic’s final stat line: 14 points in 24 minutes. He collected five rebounds and four assists. Not bad for a player out since Christmas.

The debut of the newest Lakers superstar, Luka Dončić, had been highly anticipated, and he finally debuted in purple and gold. All eyes were on No. 77, and he did solid in his first game in L.A. It was his first game back since Christmas Day,