Dončić made his LA debut on Monday night, but what he does in between the games will determine his legacy in purple and gold.

Luka Doncic got multiple standing ovations from a Los Angeles crowd wearing thousands of gold T-shirts with his name and No. 77.

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,