for Saturday’s home win over the Indiana Pacers, but that didn’t come to fruition.

“For the first time, I took my time to get it to heal 100%,” Doncic said during his introductory press conference on Feb. 4. “Other times I just wanted to go back on the court playing basketball and not really be healthy 100%.

“So this time, I just took my time, which was a normal amount of time to get back to 100%.”

Similar to Saturday, the NBA announced that today’s Lakers vs. Jazz matchup will be nationally televised by ESPN in anticipation of Doncic’s highly anticipated Lakers debut.

Today could also be the first time Doncic and LeBron James share the floor together as the Lakers’ new 1-2 punch.

James missed Saturday’s win over the Pacers because of left ankle soreness, his fourth missed game of the season.

If everything goes according to plan, coach JJ Redick expects to have Doncic and James today.

“I don’t know why we wouldn’t,” Redick said. “We’re not trying to hold guys out. Obviously, with ’Bron, just a little bit of increased soreness on that foot after the other night. And Luka is progressing well, but we’ll make that decision in real time on Monday.”

Doncic has previously referred to the 40-year-old James as his “idol.”

“It’s just like a dream come true,” Doncic said of playing with James. “I always look up to him. There’s so many things I could learn from him. And I’m just excited, just to learn everything and now I get to play with him. So it’s an amazing feeling.”

The admiration is mutual, with James saying Doncic has been his favorite player for a while.

“I’ve been watching him since he got into this league,” James said. “And what he’s capable of doing is special. He’s a super-duper special talent.”

A player who won’t be available for the Lakers is Mark Williams. The Lakers’ trade with the Charlotte Hornets for the 7-foot, 241-pound big man was “rescinded” because of a “failure to satisfy a condition of the trade,” the Lakers announced Saturday evening.

ESPN’s Shams Charania, citing unnamed sources, reported after the announcement that Williams’ physical with the Lakers showed multiple non-back-related issues and that “the team failed him on the exam.”

With the trade being voided, rookie wing Dalton Knecht, veteran wing Cam Reddish and their 2031 unprotected first-round draft pick will return to the Lakers.