The home of Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was burglarized Friday evening, the latest in a series of burglaries at the homes of high-profile athletes, his business manager, Lara Beth Seager, told ESPN.
“No one was home at the time and thankfully Luka and his family are safe,” Seager said. “Luka has reported it to the police and an investigation is underway.”
The break-in made for a rough week for Doncic, who suffered a strained left calf in the Mavericks’ Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The injury is expected to sideline him for at least a month, sources told ESPN.
In October, the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were burglarized. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in Ohio was burglarized while he was playing in a road game against the Dallas Cowboys on December 9. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis’ home was burglarized on November 2, and Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s home was burglarized on September 15 while he was at a Minnesota Vikings game.
Portis had offered a $40,000 reward for information.
The NFL and NBA sent security alerts to players after the previous burglaries, urging them to take additional precautions to secure their homes.
In league memos previously obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL said homes of professional athletes in multiple sports “have increasingly become targets for burglaries by organized and expert groups.”
The NBA revealed that the FBI has linked a number of burglaries to “transnational South American theft groups” that are “reported to be highly organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones and signal jamming devices.”
This report used information from The Associated Press.