The tone for Luka Doncic’s Lakers debut, a 132-113 home win over the Utah Jazz, was set before the 25-year-old recorded his first assist with an alley-oop to Jaxson Hayes less than a minute into the game.

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).

N ine days after the Los Angeles Lakers traded for him, Luka Doncic made his debut in a Purple and Gold uniform when they hosted the Utah Jazz. There was a palpable buzz throughou