Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is separating from his fiancée and is in a custody battle for their two daughters, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported Tuesday afternoon.
Doncic had been engaged to Anamaria Goltes, a fashion and fitness model, since 2023. The two had known each other since childhood and started dating in 2016. Their first daughter, Gabriela, was born in 2023 in the United States while Doncic was a member of the Dallas Mavericks and their second child, Olivia, was born this past December.
‘I love my daughters more than anything and I’ve been doing everything I can for them to be with me in the U.S. during the season, but that hasn’t been possible, so I recently made the tough decision to end my engagement,’ Doncic told McMenamin in a statement provided to ESPN on Tuesday. ‘Everything I do is for my daughters’ happiness and I will always fight to be with them and give them the best life I can.’
Doncic traveled to Slovenia for the birth of Olivia, missing two games before returning to play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 7. According to the ESPN report, it was here where things took a sour turn.
Doncic reportedly expressed a desire to bring Gabriela back to Los Angeles with him, and a disagreement between he and Goltes escalated to the point where police were called. Doncic ‘left peacefully’ according to ESPN, and flew back to the United States later that day. Doncic has reportedly not seen Goltes or his daughters since.
Earlier Tuesday, TMZ reported that Goltes had filed a petition for child support. The petition, filed in California according to ESPN, seeks only child support and attorney fees but not custody orders. Doncic reportedly ‘had no idea’ about the petition.
