Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd stated Luka Dončić is “doing positive” after the 25-year-old star’s house was burglarized Friday in what was the most recent incidence in a string of break-ins into skilled athletes’ properties previously few months.
“I reached out, texted him,” Kidd stated Saturday. “He’s doing positive (after) going by means of that incident. Glad nobody bought harm. I talked to him at the moment.”
Nobody was house on the time of the break-in and an investigation into the incident is ongoing, Dončić enterprise supervisor, Lara Beth Seager, advised a number of shops. Jewellery valued at round $30,000 was taken from the house, in accordance with The Dallas Morning News, which obtained an inside police report.
It’s unclear who burglarized Dončić’s house.
Since September, the properties of at the very least six skilled athletes have been burglarized, together with Dončić’s. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s house was damaged into on Sept. 15. Milwaukee Bucks ahead Bobby Portis had his house burglarized on Nov. 2.
On Oct. 6, there was a break-in at Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ residence in Missouri; Mahomes referred to as the incident “irritating” and “disappointing.” Travis Kelce, Mahomes’ teammate, additionally had his house damaged into in October. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in Ohio was broken into on Dec. 9.
The NFL and NBA issued memos in November about the threat of burglary groups concentrating on the properties {of professional} athletes.
The NBA’s memo indicated that the FBI had recognized “transnational South American Theft Teams” which are “reportedly well-organized, refined rings that incorporate superior methods and applied sciences, together with pre-surveillance, drones, and sign jamming gadgets.”
Dončić sustained a left calf pressure within the Mavericks’ Dec. 25 sport towards the Minnesota Timberwolves. He’s expected to be sidelined for at least one month.
The Mavericks started a four-game street journey Friday with a win towards the Phoenix Suns.
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