Luka Doncic Is 'Living His Dream' Thanks To His Mom, Who Continues To Prove She's The Star Of The Family

[New York Times] – “I knew I could play over here,” Doncic said, “but it’s better than I expected, for sure.”

In Madrid, Doncic lived for the past two and a half years with his mother, Mirjam Poterbin, who raised Doncic while running two beauty salons in Ljubljana. (Doncic has long declined to discuss his father.)

In Dallas, mom and son live separately near the American Airlines Center as Doncic grows into his independence, but still within walking distance.

“This was his dream,” Poterbin said. “At 7 years old he was already talking about N.B.A. I cry a lot of times.”

That was his tender age when Doncic left his mother back in Slovenia to enter the Real Madrid academy.

“There are no words to describe this, really,” Poterbin said. “Honestly I would not go through it again.”

“It was way harder,” Doncic said, “than coming from Madrid to here.”

Was this a reason to post Mirjam Poterbin? You betcha. I bet you clicked too. I mean yeah she’s unbelievable looking but also a bit of a crazy story that we don’t hear a whole lot about in America. Think about it. She sent Luka to another country as a 13 year old to go to school and play hoops. I don’t know about you but at 13 I would not have survived in another county let alone another country.

Now she’s moved down the street to help Doncic adapt to American life. We should all be thankful for that. She’s got a little Elizabeth Hurley look going on too.

Happy Friday, everyone.