{"id":638450,"date":"2026-05-12T11:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/638450\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:46:08","slug":"lakers-luka-doncic-makes-immediate-announcement-after-playoff-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/638450\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers\u2019 Luka Doncic makes immediate announcement after playoff exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/lakers-news-luka-doncic-makes-immediate-announcement-after-playoff-exit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lakers\u2019 Luka Doncic makes immediate announcement after playoff exit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lakers\u2019 Luka Doncic makes immediate announcement after playoff exit&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lakers\u2019 Luka Doncic makes immediate announcement after playoff exit<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wild-video-shows-indiana-football-011010999.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ClutchPoints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ClutchPoints&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/b74d0a0c\/luka-doncic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Luka Doncic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Luka Doncic&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Luka Doncic<\/a> saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Lakers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>\u2019 2025-26 season come to an end in street clothes while on the bench, as he could not suit up at all for the Lakers in the 2026 NBA playoffs after <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/what-im-hearing-lakers-luka-doncic-injury-return-timetable-vs-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:suffering a hamstring strain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;suffering a hamstring strain&quot;}\" class=\"link \">suffering a hamstring strain<\/a> back on the second of April against the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oklahoma City Thunder;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Oklahoma City Thunder&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>. On Monday night, all Doncic could do was watch as the Lakers suffered a 115-110 loss in Game 4, bowing out of championship contention after getting swept by the reigning champion.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Doncic, after the Lakers\u2019 season came to an end, wasted no time making a huge announcement. The Lakers star, posting a story on his official Instagram account, announced that he won\u2019t be playing for the Slovenia national basketball team as he <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/2054078717706772930\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shifts his focus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shifts his focus&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shifts his focus<\/a> towards spending time with his daughters <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/luka-doncic-breaks-silence-separation-150403711.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:amid a custody battle with his former partner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;amid a custody battle with his former partner&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">amid a custody battle with his former partner<\/a>, Anamaria Goltes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love my daughters more than anything, and they will always come first in my life. As I continue working toward joint custody of my daughters, I have been forced to make a difficult decision between traveling and playing for the Slovenian national team and being with my daughters this summer. Unfortunately, it has been made extremely difficult for me to see them over the past eight months,\u201d Doncic wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have given everything to representing Slovenia and l am disappointed that I will not be able to play for my country this summer. But right now, my daughters and my responsibilities as a father are my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doncic has chosen to prioritize his family, and for good and justifiable reason. It should also help Doncic to have more time off the court so he could fully recover from his hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers star has had a trying time off the court, and perhaps focusing his attention towards his family would start the process of mending fences.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/lakers-lebron-james-uncertain-immediate-063241067.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lakers\u2019 LeBron James uncertain about immediate future after Thunder loss \u2013 \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lakers\u2019 LeBron James uncertain about immediate future after Thunder loss \u2013 \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lakers\u2019 LeBron James uncertain about immediate future after Thunder loss \u2013 \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/austin-reaves-puts-lakers-season-062312901.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Austin Reaves puts Lakers\u2019 season in perspective after playoff exit vs. Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Austin Reaves puts Lakers\u2019 season in perspective after playoff exit vs. Thunder&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Reaves puts Lakers\u2019 season in perspective after playoff exit vs. Thunder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lakers\u2019 Luka Doncic makes immediate announcement after playoff exit appeared first on ClutchPoints. 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