Despite stellar play on the court last season, Luka Doncic's family situation certainly took the spotlight in a huge way. In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix, he spoke about the issues in his personal life. In the article, he recaps the birth of his daughter Olivia and his disagreement with his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, about bringing their eldest daughter Gabriella to the United States.

Per Doncic, the family incident made last season even more difficult.

“It made everything about last season so hard. You want to be around your kids every day. I saw mine, what, four or five days? It’s impossible to do.”

When Mannix asked if things were solved in the incident, Doncic said, “Hopefully. We still don’t know, but hopefully. I can’t go through another season like that.”

In the interview, Doncic also discussed the injury that kept him out of the playoffs last season. He regretted playing after he tweaked his hamstring early in the first half against the Thunder in early April.

“I should have,” Dončić said, “When it comes to my spirit of trying to win, I am just stubborn. I felt a little bit in the first half that I should have just stopped. I should have come out. I think we had a team that could compete for the championship. I definitely regret it.”

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He also spoke highly of his partnership with LeBron James.

“He just let me be me, and I really respect that. And the way he approached the game with us, it was unbelievable. It was very respectable. I had so much fun playing with him. And, like I said, I think we could have made some noise in the playoffs if me and AR don’t get injured. I think we had a chance.”