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Tim MacMahon, ESPN writer
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic’s home was burglarized Friday night, his business manager, Lara Beth Seager, told ESPN, in the latest in a series of break-ins at the residences of high-profile athletes. profile.
“No one was home at the time and fortunately, Luka and his family are safe,” Seager said. “Luka has filed a police report and an investigation is underway.”
Jewelry worth about $30,000 was stolen, the Dallas Morning News reported, based on an internal police report it obtained.
“I contacted Luka and talked to him after that incident,” coach Jason Kidd said Saturday night before the Mavericks played the Portland Trail Blazers. “It’s okay. I’m glad no one was hurt.”
The theft added to a difficult week for Doncic, who suffered a left calf strain during the Mavericks’ Christmas Day loss at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves. That injury is expected to keep him sidelined for at least a month, sources told ESPN.
The homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s Ohio home was broken into while he was playing in a Dec. 9 road game against the Dallas Cowboys. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home broken into on Nov. 2, and Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s home was broken into on Sept. 15 while he was at a Minnesota Vikings game.
Portis had offered a $40,000 reward for information.
The NFL and NBA issued security alerts to players after previous thefts, urging them to take extra precautions to protect their homes.
In league memos previously obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL said the homes of professional athletes in multiple sports have become “increasingly targets of burglaries by organized and trained groups.”
The NBA revealed that the FBI has linked some robberies to “transnational South American robbery groups” that are “allegedly well-organized and sophisticated networks that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones and signal jamming devices.”
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
