Luka Doncic Set to Miss Time for Big Commitment Outside the NBA originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Slovenia superstar Luka Doncic will miss his second consecutive tune-up game as the national team prepares for EuroBasket. Doncic, 26, will sit out Friday’s friendly against Lithuania after playing in the opener on Aug. 8.

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While signing autographs, a Lithuanian kid handed him a 20-euro bill for a signature. Luka Doncic pretended to slip the cash into his pocket.

Last year, the Lakers played at MSG the night before the blockbuster Luka Doncic trade occurred, so Doncic still hasn't played there as a Laker yet. In the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season, the Lakers will play the Knicks in New York on Feb. 1. The game will be a primetime game televised by NBC.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Former Mavericks NBA champion compares Luka Doncic to Lakers icon Magic Johnson. Tyson Chandler was a major piece of the lone championship in Dallas Mavericks history, anchoring the defense of a team that shut dwn the first year of the Miami Heat's Big 3.

The Basketball Federation of Slovenia also made an announcement about Doncic's status on Sunday, confirming that the Lakers guard is not injured. He is expected to join the team as they prepare for another friendly, this time against Great Britain.

Evidence continues to pile up suggesting that Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been taking his offseason fitness work very seriously. Italian basketball blog La Giornata Tipo relayed a story from an Italian fan who had a chance encounter with Doncic in Slovenia.

With the prestigious EuroBasket Championships quickly approaching at the end of the month, the participating national teams have already begun competing in exhi