NBA superstar Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers has separated from his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, and is in a custody battle over their two daughters, per ESPN.
Dončić hasn’t seen his two daughters, Gabriela and Olivia, since December.
“I love my daughters more than anything and I’ve been doing everything I can for them to be with me in the U.S. during the season, but that hasn’t been possible, so I recently made the tough decision to end my engagement,” Luka Dončić said in a statement provided to ESPN on Tuesday. “Everything I do is for my daughters’ happiness and I will always fight to be with them and give them the best life I can.”
Dončić is in his first full season with the Lakers, who acquired the All-Star from the Dallas Mavericks last season. Gabriela was born in November 2023 in the United States, while Olivia was born in December 2025 in Slovenia.
The Lakers signed Dončić to a three-year, $165 million contract extension in August 2025.
“Dončić spent time away from the Lakers earlier this season to travel to Slovenia to be present for the birth of Olivia, missing games against the Toronto Raptors on Dec. 4 and Boston Celtics on Dec. 5,” ESPN wrote. “During Dončić’s visitation, he expressed a desire to bring Gabriela back to the states with him when he was returning to join the team in Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Dec. 7. A disagreement with his then-fiancée ensued and Goltes, 27, called the police, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.
“Officers reported to the scene at Kranj Maternity Hospital on Dec. 6. According to the police report, reviewed by ESPN, officers ‘did not detect any elements of a criminal offense or misdemeanor’ perpetrated by Dončić. Dončić left the hospital peacefully and flew back to the states later that day, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. He has not seen his daughters or Goltes since.”
Dončić, 27, leads the NBA in scoring. He’s averaging 32.5 points per game.
The Lakers are in fifth place in the Western Conference standings.
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