There were even some Slovenia jerseys. One fan sitting a couple of rows behind the Dallas bench had a Mavericks No. 77 jersey, but had “Lakers” written on duct tape covering up the logo.

And now, the Slovenian-born basketball player will get his revenge when the No. 3-seed L.A. Lakers battle the No. 10-seed Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, April 9. The Lakers are fighting for ...