THE NO. 3 DUKE BLUE DEVILS AND THE NO. 10 ST. JOHN'S RED STORM ... Madison Square Garden is where the stars come out, and with Selection Sunday just under three weeks away, No. 3 Duke and No. 10 St. John's are shining bright.

The Dallas Mavericks recently released a hype video featuring Dallas rapper Dorrough, intended to energize the fan base. However, the video has sparked controversy among fans who claim that former star player Luka Dončić was deliberately censored from the footage.

Despite being the new man in Los Angeles, newly acquired Lakers star Luka Dončić is quickly earning the respect of his teammates, coaches and the front office, per ESPN's Shams Charania. Some have even made comparisons to LeBron James in terms of how he is as a teammate.

The star forward Dallas acquired in the Luka Dončić trade has been out with an adductor strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

Trading away Luka Dončić seemed to marry the Dallas Mavericks to Kyrie Irving at a time when the nine-time All-Star could become a free agent this summer. Per ESPN's Bobby Marks, NBA executives he spoke to unanimously cited Irving as the player with the "most leverage" heading into this offseason.

In less than two months, we'll be watching NBA playoff basketball. That means we'll see teams with a new sense of purpose out of the All-Star break, with most having around 30 games left in the regular season.

While most fans and analysts had their jaws on the floor when Luka Dončić was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a package that also included Anthony Davis, the reaction from some of the NBA's top stars wasn't nearly as dramatic.

The Dallas Mavericks hoped to move forward into a new era after the controversial trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The early days of that era have been marred by the presence of the injury bug.

The NBA landscape shifted dramatically when the Dallas Mavericks shocked everyone by trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The move, involving a 25-year-old superstar with no prior warning, sent ripples through the league.

Without Luka Dončić and playing a back-to-back, James became the first player in NBA history with multiple 40-point games past age 40.

It's safe to assume Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards wouldn't have traded Luka Dončić if he were running the Dallas Mavericks. Dončić's supposed conditioning issues were a driving force behind the Mavs' decision to send him to the Los Angeles Lakers.