Luka Doncic burglary: NBA All-Star Dallas Mavericks guard becomes latest professional athlete to have his home broken into

DALLAS — About $30,000 worth of jewelry stolen from Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic’s home the Dallas Morning News reportedmarking the latest in a string of similar recent hacks that have affected professional athletes.

Dallas police said they responded to Doncic’s home around 10:30 p.m. Friday, according to CNN affiliate KTXAand police said the preliminary investigation indicates unknown suspects entered the home and stole items.

Doncic’s home was broken into through the master bedroom window between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Friday, according to an internal Dallas police report obtained by the Dallas Morning News.

The basketball player’s business manager, Lara Beth Seager, said no one was home at the time of the incident and Doncic filed a police report, the Associated Press reported.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd addressed the break-in Saturday night before the team played the Portland Trail Blazers, according to the AP.

“I got in touch with Luka and talked to him after that incident,” Kidd said. “It’s good. I’m glad no one was hurt.”

CNN has reached out to Doncic’s manager and Dallas police for comment.

In October, the homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce both were broken.

Mahomes’ home in Loch Lloyd, Missouri, was broken into sometime after midnight on Oct. 6, according to a Cass County Sheriff’s Office criminal report.

The following evening, a home believed to be Kelce’s in Leawood, Kansas, according to CNN affiliate KCTV, was broken into. About $20,000 in cash was stolen and about $1,000 worth of damage was left on a back door, according to a police report obtained by CNN.

NBA players’ homes were also targeted. Mike Conley Jr., guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, had his home burglarized with stolen jewelry on Sept. 15 while attending a Minnesota Vikings game, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis shared in an Instagram post on Nov. 3 that many of his “prized possessions were stolen” when his home was broken into the night before while he and his team were playing a home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Portis later offered a $40,000 reward for information leading directly to the return of the stolen items.

Perpetrators “appear to exploit team schedules to target athletes’ homes on game days” and appear to use social media, public records, media reports and surveillance to obtain information about their targets, according to an NFL security bulletin issued last month and obtained by CNN.

Some groups conduct extensive surveillance, including making “attempted home deliveries” and “posing as grounds maintenance or neighborhood runners,” according to the NFL notice.

NBA security officials received an FBI briefing that linked many home burglaries of athletes and high-net-worth individuals “to transnational theft rings in South America,” the leagues said in a separate memo obtained by CNN.

“The FBI reported that in most of the incidents, the homes were equipped with alarm systems that were not activated,” the NBA memo said. “The FBI also reported that the homes were all unoccupied and, in most cases, no dogs were present.”

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