A raucous crowd is expected at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, today when the Polish national team hosts Slovenia in a first-round FIBA EuroBasket 2025 game.
But Slovenia star Luka Doncic will have at least a few familiar folks rooting him on. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, general manager Rob Pelinka and others from Los Angeles made the 6,000-mile, 12-hour flight to support the cornerstone of the Lakers’ future.
“We just wanted to make a statement to Luka that we support what he does for his country,” Pelinka told Dan Woike of The Athletic in Poland.