Luka Doncic has been instrumental for the Lakers’ 15-5 record this season. The Slovenian is controlling the tempo with explosive performances night after night. However, he won’t be available for the team’s first of a three-game road trip. Despite his importance to the team, Doncic simply couldn’t miss traveling back home.

Some matters are just bigger than basketball.

Doncic has returned to Slovenia for personal reasons. He has been ruled out of the contest against the Raptors. But why is he back home in the middle of the season? It’s an incredibly touching reason. Luka Doncic has travelled back home to watch the birth of his second child with fiancée Anamaria Goltes. According to Greg’s Court on X, the pair have welcomed a daughter.

This comes just days after the couple celebrated the

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