The sports luminaries among the 20,841 spectators taking in Luka Doncic’s return to Dallas on Wednesday night included Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The 2015 Heisman Trophy winner at Alabama, Henry trains and lives in Dallas in the offseason, and while Doncic provided the storyline – and 45 points – for the Los Angeles Lakers’ 112-97 victory over the Mavericks, King Henry was on hand to see King James.
“I’ve said over and over that King Henry is my favorite player in the National Football League,” James said during a courtside interview with Spectrum SportsNet after the game, “so it was great to have those guys in attendance and for us to put on a performance in front of them like that.”
James supported Doncic’s return to Dallas for the first time since the Lakers obtained the five-time NBA all-star in a trade on Feb. 2. James had 27 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal against the Mavericks.
James is in his 22nd NBA season. He debuted in the NBA when Henry was 9 years old.
Henry’s ninth NFL season in 2024 was his first with the Baltimore Ravens. Henry produced 1,921 rushing yards, the 11th-highest single-season total in NFL history, and led the league with 16 rushing touchdowns.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.
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