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,

Luka Doncic finished his Lakers debut with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists while shooting 5/14 from the field and 1/7 from the three-point range in 24 minutes of playing time. Many people reacted to his debut on social media.

The Los Angeles Lakers (31-19) are rolling into Monday's matchup against the Utah Jazz (12-39) where Luka Doncic will finally don the purple and gold,