Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers star, sustained a right knee contusion during a EuroBasket preparation game against Latvia. Despite exiting the match after scoring 26 points in the first half due to the injury, it was later confirmed that the contusion was not serious. Dončić has been cleared to continue playing with Slovenia's national team and participated in their subsequent game against Great Britain, where he delivered an impressive performance with 28 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds. Slovenia lost 88-100 to Latvia in the exhibition match. Additionally, Dončić is ranked as the fourth highest-rated player in the upcoming NBA 2K26 video game with a 95 overall rating, following Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (both 98), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (97).