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Bigger than basketball: Mavs’ Luka Doncic forms special bond with Slovenian fan diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

This story is courtesy of the Dallas Morning News and Mavericks beat writer, Brad Townsend.
To read the feature in its entirety, click here. Pictures are courtesy of Dallas Mavericks photojournalist, Monica Borja

CLEVELAND — Luka Doncic learned last year that he has a bunch of fans in Cleveland, which has the largest Slovenian population in the United States.

When the Mavericks came here last season, on Feb. 2, Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and six assists – and had a special moment with a young fan of Slovenian heritage, Joey Tromba, who had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the previous month.