Luka Dončić announced that he will not play for the Slovenian national basketball team this summer, citing serious family reasons. The decision was confirmed through a public statement in which Dončić said he is currently going through a difficult personal period and needs to focus on his family situation rather than basketball commitments with the national team.
Dončić explained that he is involved in a legal battle for custody of his daughters, which he described as the main reason behind his absence from Slovenia’s national team activities this summer. He stated that this is one of the hardest moments in his private life and that his priority at this time must be his family.
Dončić’s decision caused disappointment among Slovenian basketball fans, especially because the national team had hoped to compete this summer with its biggest star available. Slovenia was expected to build much of its ambitions around the NBA player, who has become the central figure of Slovenian basketball over the past years.
