Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association’s Dallas Mavericks (NBA).

Dončić was born in Ljubljana to beauty salon owner Mirjam Poterbin and basketball coach and former player Saa Dončić.

What nationality is Luka Dončić?

Luka Dončić is Slovenian by national.

What ethnicity is Luka Dončić?

Luka Dončić is of Slovenian descent.

Dončić first touched a basketball when he was seven months old, according to his family, and by the age of one, he was frequently playing with a miniature hoop in his room. Dončić participated in a variety of sports as a child, including football, which he eventually gave up due to his growing height.

Dončić began playing organized basketball at a primary school in Ljubljana when he was seven years old. As Dončić reflected, his opponents were up to ten years old at the time: “I was constantly training and playing with older children who had far more experience than me. Many of them were bigger and faster than me, so I had to use my brain to beat them.”

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