Overview
- Dončić delivered 51 points with 10 rebounds and 9 assists in a 142-130 win over the Bulls, saying the visit with patients gave him perspective and that basketball brings him peace.
- He wore a warmup shirt signed by children he and LeBron James met at UCLA Health, where James greeted new mothers and cardiology patients and Dončić bonded with 7-year-old Malachi.
- Court filings show Anamaria Goltes sought child support and attorney fees in Los Angeles County, and Dončić confirmed the engagement has ended and said he is fighting to be with his daughters.
- ESPN reported police were involved during a prior encounter in Slovenia tied to the dispute, with authorities finding no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
- The league’s latest MVP ladder moved Dončić to No. 4, and he said trash talk from Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis helped spark his scoring outburst.