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Photo: Lakers Give Away Luka Dončić Shirts to Every Fan Attending Debut vs. Jazz

Julia StumbaughFebruary 10, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: T-Shirts laid out for fans before the game between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers on February 10, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Every Los Angeles Lakers fan attending Luka Dončić's debut can walk away wearing No. 77.

The Lakers are giving out Dončić shirts to every fan in attendance for Monday night's game against the Utah Jazz.

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Lakers are handing out Luka Doncic shirts to EVERY FAN in attendance tonight 🍿🔥<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lakers</a>) <a href="https://t.co/d7Mwu0zo1y">pic.twitter.com/d7Mwu0zo1y</a>

The NBA shared a video of LeBron James shooting in his own No. 77 shirt ahead of the Monday night game.

"23 plus 77 is 100," James says in the video. "Let's get it."

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23 + 77 = 💯 <a href="https://t.co/J4mGyPNFK1">pic.twitter.com/J4mGyPNFK1</a>

Dončić was upgraded from questionable to probable ahead of the contest against the Jazz. He last played on Dec. 25 for the Dallas Mavericks.

His presumptive Lakers debut comes hours after the star announced he is donating $500,000 through his charitable foundation to fund wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles.

After sitting out more than a month due to a left calf strain, Dončić was traded to the Lakers on Feb. 1 as part of a deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks.

The Lakers' Saturday matchup with the Indiana Pacers had previously been moved to ESPN, likely because the network hoped to highlight Dončić and James' first game together.

Both Dončić and James ended up sitting out the game, while Austin Reaves stepped up with a career-high 45 points to lead the Lakers to victory.

James has also been upgraded to probable ahead of the Jazz game, and the Monday night contest has again been moved to ESPN.

Given the t-shirts waiting at Crypto.com Arena, it looks like both team and network are confident they will see Dončić play his first game in purple and gold on Monday night.