Luka Doncic on the bracelets: “My daughter, my oldest daughter (Gabriela) made them”
I still hate that the Lakers got him for nothing
I mostly hate that the conspiracy theorists who connect this unbelievable trade with the gifted first overall pick to Dallas following it are probably correct
not to rain on anyones parade, I love a good conspiracy, but this one makes 0 sense. it took kyrie going out for the year and the team going into absolute freefall - after the trade - for them to even be in position to get the first pick. even like 0.1 percent odds.
there was a good chance after the trade they were at worst a play-in team.
The theory is more they get promised the Pick the next time they’re eligible and it just so happened to convey the next year.
All this happens after Miriam Adelson buys the Mav’s and then the Lakers get bought by a Kushner out of nowhere 2 years later too, the whole thing stinks.
Please quit hating on me
Lol I mean I’m with you. That was my long-winded way of saying this shit is rigged
Genuinely impossible for that to be correct. The amount of people who would have had to be in on it is way to high
As a Laker fan who’d wanted him to be a Laker since his Real Madrid days, I’m still fucking shocked that a) he’s a Laker and b) they only had to give up AD, Christie, and a pick.
The org said they saw the high price they paid to get Kessler as a sort of recompense
Fuck man. Luka has had a public fallout with his father before being drafted (they’re okay now), fought his mother in court over his brand/company and then divorced from his childhood sweetheart and mother of his kids. Oh and that trade & the hit pieces that followed from management
I just want this man happy and playing ball. Is that too much to ask for?
He doesn’t even do anything outside the media that requires attention. Just a guy that smokes his hookah and wants to live a chill life and yet he is one of the most slandered stars in this era
I think he’ll be fine
Something something common denominator
Luka tried to gain full control over his own name and brand trademarks and his mom who had ownership at the time refused to hand them over. She claimed she was trying to protect him from opportunists meanwhile she was transferring a large portion of Luka’s brand management companies to co-own with her bf at the time. Luka was also raised by his mom full time after his parents’ divorce so I’m sure his mom had an influence on why he didn’t have a good relationship with his dad growing up. Luckily his relationships with both have repaired. He’s super close to his dad now and I think he’s cordial with his mom.
exactly this. ngl it’s kinda crazy for them to insinuate he’s the common denominator when half of the comment they’re replying to is about his relationship with his parents lol. especially considering how young he was when he became a professional athlete. he had a falling out with his father, who didn’t raise him, and then got betrayed by the woman who did raise him. I’m not faulting him for that stuff
and now he’s in a custody case that must feel like a losing battle since his job is in the US and the ex wants to stay in slovenia. I remember JJ commenting a year ago that it was important to keep Luka’s head clear because that’s when he plays better. so to me that sounds like they’re aware his personal life affects him and it doesn’t seem like brighter days are ahead just yet (because of the divorce proceedings)
I don’t think we can blame his mom for influencing his relationship with his dad. It’s great that they’re close now, but by all accounts he’s wasn’t involved in his life and doesn’t exactly seem like the best influence. Also, Luka has a young half-sister from his dad so that also contributes to things (if he wants to see her, he likely has to spend time with his dad and maintain that relationship)
Can’t choose your family and obviously his fiance was about the money
You absolutely can choose your fiance and the mother of your kids though. You can even choose to have kids or not
He’s known his baby momma since they were like preteens or some shit before he moved to Spain. Money does ruin long term relationships I guess.
I’m pretty sure him forcibly moving to LA while their home is in Dallas played a large part of it too, not just the money
Divorced Luka is a fork in the road moment
I think he actually never married
Good choice by him
In Slovenia it doesn’t matter, the law consider them married.
Worked for Chance.
Rap and basketball are basically the same thing, right?
There was never no marriage.
“Fucking punk dude” - Tito Ortiz
That divorce is messy yall
Give the mom full custody ffs