Luka Doncic makes painful family vow involving ex-fiancée: ‘Can’t go another season’

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Grant Young

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Luka Dončić expressed his struggle with spending time away from his two daughters during the previous NBA season due to a custody battle with ex-fiancée Anamaria Goltes, who lives in Slovenia. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Dončić stated that seeing his children for only five days last year was extremely difficult and vowed not to endure such a situation again. He recently filed a petition under the "Hague Convention" to have his daughters moved to the United States, highlighting his determination to be closer to them.
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Lakers star guard Luka Doncic revealed in an interview with Sports Illustrated that his personal life was tumultuous during the previous basketball season due to a breakup with ex-fiancée Anamaria Goltes and a custody battle for their two daughters, Gabriela and Olivia, who lived in Slovenia. Doncic spent almost the entire season unable to see his children, except briefly when he traveled back to Slovenia during December for the birth of his second daughter. He emphasized that "I can’t go another season like that," highlighting the emotional toll it took on him not being able to spend daily time with his daughters and stressing the importance of resolving this situation quickly.

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Grant Young
117 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 That being said, James’ first time playing the Lakers on Christmas Day will be must-see TV.
🔮 If it isn’t, Dončić must find another means of seeing his daughters because he clearly isn’t willing to endure the same situation he had last year.
🔮 The Braves have a $17 million team option on Acuña Jr.’s contract this offseason, so he would need the franchise’s blessing if he were to leave Atlanta.
🔮 Their interview paused so that beer could be thrown and poured on everybody in the vicinity, Vassegh included.
🔮 I could not be more grateful to have finally made it to this moment 🥹.”
🔮 He has said in the past that he only drinks during celebrations and in the NBA offseason, which means that this decision for “a water” instead of some boozy drink would have been his to make.
🔮 I would hope that they see it as, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s just what people do here, but we’re good.’
🔮 Yamamoto and the Dodgers’ day might have ended differently if not for a vulgar intervention from Kiké Hernández.
🔮 This Padres fan may have gone viral, but the Tatis Jr. close-up probably won’t help her dating prospects.
🔮 At least the NFL is willing to admit when they’re wrong.
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Topics

Hague Convention Lakers Slovenia Sports Illustrated’s the United States

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Dončić PERSON · 7× Slovenia GPE · 4× Lakers ORG · 2× Anamaria Goltes PERSON · 1× Chris Mannix PERSON · 1× Gabriela PERSON · 1× Goltes PERSON · 1× Luka Dončić PERSON · 1× Olivia PERSON · 1× Sports Illustrated’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

As all of this was playing out, Dončić’s daughters, Gabriela and Olivia, were living in Slovenia with Goltes, which meant the Lakers star was unable to see them for almost the entire season, aside from when he returned to Slovenia to witness his second daughter’s birth in December.
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🔮 If it isn’t, Dončić must find another means of seeing his daughters because he clearly isn’t willing to endure the same situation he had last year.

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Lakers star guard Luka Dončić was performing on the court despite his personal life being in turmoil last season. asserted
life → perform → turmoil
Dončić had a very public breakup with his ex-fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, which includes a custody battle for their two daughters. asserted
which → have → daughters
As all of this was playing out, Dončić’s daughters, Gabriela and Olivia, were living in Slovenia with Goltes, which meant the Lakers star was unable to see them for almost the entire season, aside from when he returned to Slovenia to witness his second daughter’s birth in December. asserted
he → play → December
Dončić was interviewed by Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix in Slovenia, which was released on Thursday. asserted
which → interview → Thursday
He made a painful declaration about his family situation at one point in their conversation. asserted
He → make → conversation
“Obviously, I had a lot on my mind the last year. asserted
I → have → mind
I think this year, I spent the whole summer with my daughters, which was amazing for me. asserted
which → think → me
I was very happy just to be with them,” Dončić said. asserted
Dončić → say → them
He was then asked about how hard it was to deal with the entire family situation from last year. asserted
it → ask → year
I didn’t see them almost the whole season. asserted
I → see → them
Yeah, I can’t go another season like that,” Dončić replied. asserted
Dončić → go → that
“You want to spend time with your kids every day. asserted
You → want → kids
I saw them for five days in the whole season, which is impossible to do. asserted
which → see → season
But you know, I had to focus on basketball.” asserted
I → know → basketball
Dončić filed a “Hague Convention” petition to have his daughters brought from Slovenia to the United States last week. asserted
daughters → file → States
If it’s granted, the 27-year-old won’t have to worry about going so long between seeing his daughters. asserted
old → grant → daughters
If it isn’t, Dončić must find another means of seeing his daughters because he clearly isn’t willing to endure the same situation he had last year. asserted
he → find → situation
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