Luka Doncic has been added to the growing list of professional athletes who recently have been burglary victims at their homes.
The Mavericks superstar had his home broken into Friday night, with jewelry valued around $30,000 stolen, according to a police report obtained by the Dallas Morning News.
“No one was home at the time, and thankfully Luka and his family are safe,” Doncic’s business manager Lara Beth Seager told the newspaper. “Luka has filed a police report, and an investigation is ongoing.”
According to the police report, an unknown person broke through a window in the master bathroom of Doncic’s home and made off with the jewelry between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The Mavericks departed Thursday for a four-game road trip that opened with a win Friday night in Phoenix and are not scheduled to return to Dallas until after they play the Rockets on New Year’s Day.
Doncic currently is sidelined with a strained left calf suffered on Christmas against the Timberwolves.
The team isn’t scheduled to return to North Texas until after their game against the Houston Rockets on New Year’s Day.
NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow also have their homes burglarized in recent months, as have NBA players Bobby Portis and Mike Conley Jr.
According to ESPN, the FBI has connected several recent burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.”
Both leagues issued security alerts to players and teams to take additional precautionary measures to protect their homes from further robberies.
