Overview

• Team leaders Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka attended Slovenia’s final practice in Katowice and said they have “zero problems” with Dončić representing his country.
• Additional Lakers personnel, including Kurt and Linda Rambis and director of player performance and health Dr. Leroy Sims, joined the trip to observe and support.
• Dončić was cleared following a right knee contusion in a warm-up game and is set to face Poland in today’s EuroBasket group opener.
• Pelinka praised Dončić’s offseason fitness gains, while Dončić downplayed the impact, saying he just feels less tired and a little quicker.
• After signing a three-year, $165 million extension that positions him as the franchise face, the show of support has been framed by media as a signal of a new Lakers era.