A familiar presence at Lakers games is Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the East Lansing, Michigan native who is the team's all-time leader in assists, assists per game, and triple doubles with five NBA championships to his name.

Lakers legend Magic Johnson is thrilled about L.A.'s acquisition of Luka Doncic but says the ex-Maverick can learn from LeBron James the importance of conditioning.

The Lakers icon admitted that it could be a potential "problem" for the franchise. "Usage rate may be a problem for the Lakers because LeBron, Luka, and Austin all love to have the ball in their hands," Johnson wrote on X.

Magic Johnson has seen quite a few NBA trades in his lifetime. Like a lot of us, he'd never seen anything like the deal the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Maveri

Luka Doncic produced 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in his Los Angeles Lakers debut and LeBron James added 24 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the newly formed star duo led the way to a 132-113 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday.

Every seat in Crypto.com Arena was draped in a shirt of Lakers gold with a bold purple “77″ on the chest. The buzz outside and inside the arena was palpable ahead of Monday night’s game, as if an electric current of Luka Dončić anticipation was running through every person,