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Luka Dončić Announces Birth of Daughter, Expected Back With Lakers on Sunday

Austin Reaves’ surge with a 1-1 road split kept Los Angeles steady during the league’s scoring leader’s brief family leave.

Overview

  • Dončić announced the arrival of his second child, a daughter named Olivia, in an Instagram post from Slovenia.
  • He missed two games to be in Ljubljana for the delivery, with the Lakers going 1-1 and Austin Reaves scoring 44 points in the win at Toronto.
  • The Lakers removed Dončić from the status report for Sunday in Philadelphia, with multiple reports indicating he has rejoined the team.
  • Coach JJ Redick had called a Sunday return a possibility, which aligns with the updated team availability.
  • Dončić leads the NBA at 35.3 points per game with 8.9 assists and 8.9 rebounds, while LeBron James is listed as questionable and Marcus Smart remains out.