Dirk Nowitzki got brutally honest on the Dallas Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

It's a bit rarer, however, for somebody else's legend to come to your building to do so, and it's nearly unheard of for someone else's legend to come to your building to do so when he was a major rival of yours during his own playing days and remains employed by his former team.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney chats with Dallas Morning News reporter Brad Townsend about Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont’s first public comments on the Luka Doncic trade. Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was in attendance at Luka Dončić’s debut with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dirk Nowitzki took to social media to show his unwavering support for Luka Doncic ahead of his Los Angeles Lakers debut.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney chats with Dallas Morning News reporter Brad Townsend about Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont’s first public comments on the Luka Doncic trade. Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was in attendance at Luka Dončić’s debut with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzzki explained his decision to attend Luka Doncic's debut with the Lakers vs. the Jazz.

Friday evening, in an interview with 96.7 The Ticket, Nowitzki shared how the last few weeks have been for him since the trade.

Luka Doncic and former Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki texted each other after Doncic was traded, and Nowitzki talked about the support he offered.

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki recalled what it was like when he saw his former teammate, Luka Doncic, play for the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time.

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was stunned by the franchise's decision to trade Luka Dončić. On Friday, in his first public comments about the blockbuster, during an appearance at 96.7 The Ticket's Ticketstock event,