{"id":903776,"date":"2026-09-21T06:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/903776\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T06:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:28:19","slug":"luka-doncic-balances-family-hardship-and-los-angeles-lakers-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/903776\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic balances family hardship and Los Angeles Lakers preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Johnny Askounis\/ info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Luka Doncic is heading back to America to start a new chapter with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, according to the initial schedule,<\/a> but leaving home isn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n

Before boarding his flight to California, the 27-year-old playmaker posted a message on social media for his daughters, Gabriela and Olivia.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter where in the world your Dad is, there is not a day you are not in my heart,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWherever I go, they are always with me. I love you both!\u201d<\/p>\n

It has been a heavy year for the family. Following his separation from his ex-fiancee, Anamaria Goltes, who filed a child support petition,<\/a> he continues to share child custody, although the kids live in Slovenia.<\/p>\n

On the court, Doncic is resetting. Coming through a long break from competition, over 200 days and the longest of his career, after a hamstring tear forced him to sit out the bottom end of the 2025\u201326 campaign with the Lakers<\/a> and his summer duties with the senior national team of Slovenia in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He spent these months in Europe undergoing intensive rehab. Now, he is healthy, in shape, and ready to be the main focal point for head coach JJ Redick<\/a>. To get a head start on team chemistry, the six-time All-Star hosted a four-day minicamp for the Lakers roster<\/a> in his hometown of Ljubljana. They spent time scrimmaging and hanging out on his childhood courts before official training camp opens in late September.<\/p>\n

Doncic has also been busy co-founding BC Roma<\/a>, an Italian club initially named Roma SPQR. He even helped them recruit talent for their BKT EuroCup and LBA UnipolSai journeys.<\/p>\n

Still, his main focus is strictly on the Lakers. With a roster built around his passing and a healthier frame, he is aiming to turn a complicated summer into a championship run.<\/p>\n

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