Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić announced the birth of his second daughter on Saturday morning, captioning his Instagram post with her name, Olivia. Dončić and his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, also have a 2-year-old daughter, Gabriela.
Dončić has missed the Lakers’ past two games to travel back to his native Slovenia to be with Goltes for the birth. Head coach J.J. Redick said on Friday that Dončić could return for Sunday’s game at the Philadelphia 76ers.
While Dončić has been out, the Lakers won in thrilling fashion over the Toronto Raptors at the buzzer — though LeBron James’ 10-point streak, which has stood since 2007, ended. On Friday night, Los Angeles fell 126-105 to the Boston Celtics, with James (right sciatica and left arthritis) and Marcus Smart (left lumbar muscle strain) also out.
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The Lakers are 16-6 and rank third in the Western Conference, and they’ll be keen to have their NBA-leading scorer back, whether it’s Sunday or Wednesday for their NBA Cup quarterfinal game. Dončić is averaging 35.3 points per game and 8.9 assists, good for fourth in the league.
