Luka Doncic turned heads when he pulled up to Crypto.com Arena on Friday in a hypercar ahead of the LA Lakers’ marquee matchup against his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, in Group B of the Emirates NBA Cup.Doncic, gearing up for his third meeting with the Mavericks since being traded for Anthony Davis in February, arrived in a Bugatti W16 Mistral -- a hypercar priced at about $5 million.According to TopGear, the Bugatti Mistral holds the title of the fastest open-top production car ever built, hitting an independently verified top speed of 282.04 mph (453.9 kph) at the Papenburg test track in northern Germany in November 2024.Bugatti produced only 99 units of the Mistral as it marked the end of the Chiron’s production run.It was a fittingly flashy ride for Doncic as he aimed for another marquee win over his old squad. In his first outing against Dallas in February, he posted a triple-double of 19 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, then delivered a 45-point explosion in his return to the American Airlines Center.The Lakers are chasing an unbeaten record in NBA Cup group play, even though they have already secured a quarterfinal berth with their 3-0 start in West Group B.Friday’s matchup also served as the fourth opportunity this season for Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James to share the floor together.Lakers oblige as Luka Doncic complains about NBA Cup courtWith the launch of the in-season tournament -- later rebranded as the Emirates NBA Cup -- the league rolled out new, vibrant court designs to give the games a distinct visual identity.However, regarding the Lakers’ tournament court, Luka Doncic argued that the surface was unsafe and too slick.“It’s just slippery. It’s dangerous,” Doncic said on Tuesday. “I slipped. I slipped a lot of times, and you could see a lot of players slipped. And that’s dangerous, man.”The Lakers took notice, and on Friday, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that the team would instead use its standard hardwood floor.“Techs from the league's court vendor determined that the court is unplayable for tonight,” McMenamin reported. “It will be sent back to the vendor for repairs.”If the Lakers defeat the Mavericks on Friday, they will earn the right to host a quarterfinal matchup in the coming weeks.