Luka Doncic reunites with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez as the soccer chief heads to Dallas to watch his former basketball star inspire the Mavs to victory over the LA Clippers

Luka Doncic was greeted by an old face as he took the court to prepare for his final Dallas Mavericks appearance on Friday night.

Ahead of their NBA playoff game against the LA Clippers, the Mavs superstar shared a warm embrace with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who headed to the American Airlines Center in Dallas to watch his former basketball player in action.

One of the top talents in today’s NBA, Doncic began his professional career in Spain with Perez’s Real Madrid before moving to the big league in 2018.

During his time in Madrid he worked alongside the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, while earning the nickname ‘The Boy Wonder’, a result of becoming the youngest ever winner of the EuroLeague’s MVP award last season.

Now Doncic is widely regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time, and Perez was keen to see him in person again.

Doncic spent his formative years as a professional for Perez’s Real Madrid team in Spain

The pair shared a warm embrace on the court prior to the Mavs’ game against the Clippers

In October, the Slovenian point guard returned to Madrid for a preseason match against his old team, where he was presented with an award by Perez as an honorary member of the club, while receiving a standing ovation.

After their brief on-court reunion before the game, Doncic scored 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a 101-90 win over LA, putting his Dallas team ahead 2-1 in their five-game playoff series in the first round.

The Mavs rode the same defense that gave them home field advantage with a Game 2 win in LA, winning in Dallas three years after losing all three first-round games on their floor in a seven-game loss to the Clippers. Game 4 is Sunday in Dallas.

An already tough game reached a boiling point midway through the fourth quarter on Friday when LA’s Russell Westbrook whipped Doncic around after fouling him.

Westbrook was called for a technical examination for that contact and for pushing PJ Washington after Washington confronted him. Washington was also called for a tech during the series and already had one from a previous shoving match with Terance Mann.

Westbrook, who was given a flagrant 1 foul for excessive contact in the first half when he fouled Josh Green on a breakaway, and Washington were ejected.

Doncic started his professional career in Madrid before joining the NBA in 2018

Perez watched as the Slovenian point guard inspired Dallas to a 101-90 victory over LA

Westbrook, who missed all seven shots and scored one point, drew the crowd’s ire once again when he leaned over Doncic after Zubac was called for a foul as the former went up for a shot. Officials reviewed the piece but ruled his contact was incidental.

Doncic, who briefly left the court after limping while clutching his right knee in the first quarter, was just 7 of 25 from the field and 3 of 13 from 3-point range.

But Dallas held George and Westbrook to a combined 1 of 10 from deep, while Leonard didn’t even have a third attempt on just seven shots.