CHICAGO — The All-Star Weekend fun started in earnest for Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic, and he was able to soak it all in while grinning from ear-to-ear.
In the big picture, it mattered not to Doncic that his World team lost to the USA team, 151-131, in the Rising Stars Challenge game at the United Center. The experience of playing in this game offered some lasting memories.
One memory for Doncic was a shot way before midcourt that he converted at the halftime buzzer.
“It was fun,” Doncic said. “In those games fans want to see a lot of dunks, a lot of long threes and fun stuff.