Before the Mavericks hosted the Lakers — and Luka Dončić — on Wednesday in Dallas for the first time since the seismic deal in early February, the Dallas head coach reflected on the trade and called it “kinda cool” that some have compared the trade to the Ruth deal that’s the starting point in the “Curse of the Bambino.”

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd is treating Luka Dončić’s homecoming on Wednesday just like any other game on the calendar.“Just another home game,” Kidd told reporters following their 135-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

The Dallas Mavericks' season took sharp turn for the worse when the front office shockingly blew up the roster by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that returned Anthony Davis. Davis proceeded to suffer an injury in his first game with the organization,