Luka Doncic is undoubtedly one of the best NBA players right now. One would have to admit that he has the potential to be the face of the league, even if they are a hater. He took the NBA by storm when the Dallas Mavericks acquired him from the Atlanta Hawks and sent Trae Young the other way. Since then, Luka has emerged with some exceptional talent.
One would expect that details about Luka‘s life have been on the show for the world considering the time he has spent in the league, but it hasn’t been that way. Despite that, there have been reports about his personal life, religious beliefs, family, and ethnicity. Let’s take a look.
Where is Luka Doncic from?
It is quite evident at this point that Luka hails from Slovenia. The Mavs star has paid homage to his country in the past as well. He was born on February 28th, 1998 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His father, Sasa Doncic, was a basketball player who became a coach later on. The interesting fact about his father will be that he is of Serbian descent.
Luka’s mother, Mirjam Poterbin is from Slovenia as well. She is running beauty salons successfully right now. One might wonder what prompted Mirjam and Sasa to name him ‘Luka’.
According to various sources, Luka’s name means ‘Light’ and derives from the Latin language. Perhaps Sasa and Mirjam believed him to be the light that was born into their lives. The former couple filed for a divorce in 2008, when Luka was just 9 years old. Mirjam was granted custody of Luka, but Sasa has made sure to stay by his son’s side for every major occurrence in his life despite falling out with his mother.
A while ago, there were reports of a legal battle between Luka and Mirjam. Reports say that they were conflicting over the rights to Luka’s brand; ‘Luka Doncic 7’.
Until now, the 23-year-old has not let the world in on his religious beliefs. We still do not know which faith he follows, but both his parents are Christians, however. This might indicate that Luka follows the same faith as well, especially since the majority of Slovenians are Christians.
Can Luka Doncic speak Spanish?
The question of whether Luka can speak Spanish has been floating on the internet for a while now. For those who don’t know, Doncic joined the Real Madrid basketball team when he was just 13 years old. He played in Madrid, Spain from 2015-2018. He has won various trophies with the team during his time, including the Euroleague. In the Euroleague, Luka has averaged 10.6 PPG, 3.9 APG, and 4.3 RPG in 80 games played.
The fact that whether the 3-year period was enough for one to learn how to speak a foreign language might be subjective. The truth is that the former Madrid star can indeed speak the language, and is quite fluent as well.
Apart from Spanish, Luka is quite decent at speaking English as well. The fact that he is multilingual, assuming that he’s fluent in Slovenian as well, shows how talented the man can be. He has proven that he has talent on and off the court as well.