Los Angeles Lakers executives Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss made the trip to Poland to support their star guard, Luka Doncic , in his international play for Slovenia in EuroBasket. Slovenia begins group play in the quadrennial European championship on Thursday, and the Lakers' general manager and owner stopped by Wednesday's practice ahead of Dončić's tournament opener.

The visit is an apparent show of solidarity with Dončić, who projects as the future of the Lakers' franchise with LeBron James likely entering the final stages of his tenure in Los Angeles. When James retires, or if he elects to finish his illustrious career elsewhere, he will hand the keys over to another one of the sport's biggest superstars.

The Lakers' long-term commitment to Dončić became all the clearer this mo

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