Lakers Star Luka Dončić Ends Engagement, Faces Custody Battle Over Two Daughters

Luka Dončić confirmed to ESPN that he has ended his engagement to Anamaria Goltes, framing the split around his desire to be with their two daughters during the NBA season.

“LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has separated from his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, he told ESPN”

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Dončić said he “loves my daughters more than anything” and that bringing them to the U.S. during the season “hasn’t been possible,” so he “recently made the tough decision to end my engagement,” according to his statement to ESPN.

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Multiple outlets repeated the statement as the central announcement of the separation.

The split surfaced publicly after TMZ reported that Goltes filed a petition in California seeking child support and attorney fees; ESPN and Heavy cited that TMZ report and said sources placed the filing in California.

Sources quoted by the outlets also said Dončić was unaware of the filing until learning about it through media reports,

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and ESPN noted questions about jurisdiction because one daughter had spent only three months in California while the other had never lived there.

The relationship dated back to their youth in Slovenia: Dončić and Goltes began dating in 2016, Dončić proposed in July 2023, and the couple has two daughters born in November 2023 and December 2025, details repeated across ESPN, Heavy and Asian coverage.

“LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers superstar Luka Doncic says he has separated from the mother of his two young daughters and is in a custody dispute”

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Heavy and ESPN both traced the partnership from its start as Dončić's career rose, while the Asian report used the same timeline and noted the birth of the younger daughter in Slovenia.

The reporting describes a specific escalation around the birth of the younger daughter in Slovenia: Dončić missed NBA games to travel for the birth,

he hoped to bring his older child back to the U.S., and a disagreement at Kranj Maternity Hospital led Goltes to call police, according to ESPN and Heavy.

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Both outlets say that travel and the hospital dispute were central flashpoints that preceded the public legal filing.

Reports also stress Dončić's professional and financial standing amid the dispute: ESPN noted he signed a three-year, $165 million extension with the Lakers and that sources said he "has always provided for his family and pays for his daughters' expenses 'without limitation.'"

“The off-court story surrounding Luka Dončić has taken a dramatic turn as the Los Angeles Lakers superstar confirmed he has ended his engagement to longtime partner Anamaria Goltes amid a developing custody dispute involving their two daughters”

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Heavy and the Asian outlet reiterated that he has consistently supported his family and highlighted his move from Dallas to Los Angeles and his ongoing on-court production.

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