Luka Dončić Notches 4th Triple-Double in Eurobasket History, leading Slovenia to conquer Belgium

Luka Dončić became the fourth player to record a triple double in the history of Fiba Eurobasket Fiba, marking 26 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in the 86-69 victory of Slovenia on Belgium in the international tournament on Sunday.

Dončić’s performance was particularly urgent for Slovenia, who had to be eliminated from the tournament after losing his first two games, including the defeat 103-95 on Saturday in France. This loss occurred despite Dončić scored 39 points and almost a triple double with eight rebounds and eight assists.

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However, France has four NBA players in its list in Zacchaire Rischer, Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly and Guerschon Yabusele, while Dončić is the only NBA star on the Slovenia roster.

Slovenia winning its next three games had to emerge from the group game. Sunday’s victory started that climb upwards. In three games, Dončić has an average of 33 points, 7.3 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 3.3 stolen.

Dončić playing in the 2025 Eurobasket tournament raised some eyebrows after signing a three -year extension and $ 155 million with the Los Angeles Lakers, officially cutting the ribbon on being the star of the present and future of the team, since the prospects of Lebron James this season are uncertain.

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Those worries were accentuated after Dončić seemed to hurt his knee when his leg collided with that of a teammate during a Eurobasket exhibition. He briefly left the game but soon returned and was prevented from playing more by Slovenia’s medical staff.

Despite having avoided serious injuries, that fright fueled the fears that the new investment of the Lakers would have been lost by playing abroad. Yet the governor of the Lakers team Jeanie Buss and the president of the Basketball operations Rob Pelinka traveled to Poland to look at Dončić, indicating that the franchising fully supported his desire to represent his country in international games.

“Zero problems,” said Pelinka to Dan Woike by Athletic. “I mean, it’s just something in which we believe for the Lakers organization.”

It’s nice to see him with his teammates, interact, have fun, “he added.” He is in great shape, he really committed himself to working hard this summer and being able to see him in person was worth flying on the ocean to come with him. “

Playing this summer in a competitive way to maintain its conditioning and maintain its skills clear is probably a factor in the reason why the Lakers are well with Dončić playing at Eurobasket. His physical form was his history – and Lakers – out of season. In addition to training, the seven -year veteran has changed its diet to eliminate gluten and reduce sugar intake, according to men’s health.

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Its weight and ability to remain on the floor to also provide a slight defensive presence, especially at the end of the season and during the playoffs, were the target of control and criticisms during his career with the Dallas Maverks. The team concern in this regard was presumably a reason why he was exchanged with the Lakers in an agreement that is still shocking seven months later.

Next for Dončić and Slovenia is a matchup with Iceland on Tuesday at 8:00 et.