{
  "id": 2236338,
  "title": "See inside Luka Doncic’s $18k per hour private jet for LA Lakers teammates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/see-inside-luka-doncics-18k-per-hour-private-jet-for-la-lakers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:03:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/see-inside-luka-doncic-18k-220301920.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Luka Doncic is making significant financial investments to ensure a comfortable trip for his Los Angeles Lakers teammates to Slovenia. The 27-year-old, who was traded to the Lakers in the 2025 season, reportedly spent around $500,000 for the journey, according to a report circulating online. Doncic, known for his influential role in the team, has averaged 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game in the 2025-26 season. His bond with teammates like Austin Reaves has grown strong, prompting Doncic to host a minicamp in Slovenia, where Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, Walker Kessler, and Collin Sexton are also attending. The report claims that Doncic may have to pay a charter rate of $18,000 per hour for a Bombardier Global 8000 jet, estimating the cost of each one-way flight to be around $250,000. The four-day minicamp, scheduled from August 20 to 24, will involve basketball workouts, golf activities, sightseeing in Ljubljana, and other events.",
  "summary": "Luka Doncic is all set to spare no expense as he arranges a private jet for his Los Angeles Lakers teammates for their visit to Slovenia, reportedly spending around half a million dollars for the trip. Doncic, who was traded to the Lakers in 2025 season, has become one of the most influential and important parts of the team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Matas Buzelis reveals 'nasty' Luka Doncic trash talk: 'He started baking me bad'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/matas-buzelis-reveals-nasty-luka-doncic-trash-talk-he-started-baking",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:44:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}