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Luka Dončić left aghast by crazed Lakers fan’s river jump for shirt in Slovenia

Nypost · · 245 words · By Grant Young
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What to know about Sports Fandom

Lakers fans will sometimes go to absurd lengths to show their devotion.

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What happened

Lakers fans will sometimes go to absurd lengths to show their devotion.

Why it matters

And it appears that Slovenian Lakers fans are willing to get wet for their squad.

Common ground

The Lakers are in Slovenia for a team-wide training camp that’s hosted by star guard Luka Dončić.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/sports/luka-doncic-aghast-by-crazed-lakers-fans-sl…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Ljubljanica river and canals are viewed as clean and safe enough for boating and paddleboarding, but it’s advised that people don’t swim in the water.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the Ljubljanica river in Ljubljana, the provided evidence does not contain information regarding the safety of swimming, boating, or paddleboarding in that specific river.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ljubljanica Sluice Gate (Slovene: Zapornica na Ljubljanici), or the Partition (Pregrada), is a sluice gate and a triumphal arch on the Ljubljanica River in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljanica_Sluice_Gate
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dragon Bridge (Slovene: Zmajski most, historically also Zmajev most) is a road bridge located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It crosses the Ljubljanica River. between Kopitar Street (Kopit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Bridge_(Ljubljana)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ljubljanica (pronounced [ljuˈbljáːnitsa]), known in the Middle Ages as the Leybach, is a river in the southern part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, lies on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljanica
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Claim 2: “someone in the Lakers’ boat (potentially forward Jarred Vanderbilt) threw a jersey to these fans, which landed in the water.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (a YouTube video about what NOT to do in Ljubljana, a poem about a boat, and a grammar exercise). No evidence supports or contradicts the jersey-throwing incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ljubljana is the capital of the gorgeous country of Slovenia that a number of tourists miss.An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgmYTZ-S0rI
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web search NEUTRAL — out on the dark. water. Copyright Credit: Richard Brautigan, “A Boat” from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/48576/…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8. An adjective to describe someone who puts a lot of effort into their work.Put the adjectives in the correct category: Positive, Neutral, Negative.→ D. Complete the sentences with the personality ad…
https://www.euroki.org/koza/a-match-the-personality-adjectiv…
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Claim 3: “The Lakers took a boat along a canal in Slovenia’s capital city of Ljubljana”
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While multiple sources confirm the Lakers were in Ljubljana and visited Lake Bled, the specific detail about taking a boat along a canal is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent reports in the provided evidence, though the general trip is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The LA Pride Festival & Parade, commonly known as LA Pride, is an annual LGBTQ Pride celebration in Los Angeles, California. It is a large LGBTQ Pride event, traditionally held on the second weekend o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Pride
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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Claim 4: “The whole roster aside from rookie Cameron Carr is there”
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Three separate web sources explicitly state that the Lakers roster attended the camp except for rookie Cameron Carr, who had a mandatory NBA rookie initiation program.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the 80th season of the franchise, its 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 67th season in Los Angeles, and its 28th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cameron Louis Christopher Carr (born November 21, 2004) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Carr_(basketball)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Wes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers
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Claim 5: “one young fan (who was wearing a Dončić Lakers jersey) from jumping in to claim the shirt.”
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The evidence mentions fans wearing Luka Dončić Lakers jerseys in other contexts (e.g., a Mavericks fan sending a message), but there is no evidence provided regarding a fan jumping into water to retrieve a jersey in Ljubljana.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 78th season of the franchise, its 77th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 65th season in Los Angeles, and its 26th season playing ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…
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Claim 6: “The Lakers are in Slovenia for a team-wide training camp that’s hosted by star guard Luka Dončić.”
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Multiple independent web sources (TikTok, ESPN source, and a league source) confirm that Luka Dončić hosted the LA Lakers for a training minicamp in Slovenia in August.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season in Los Angeles, and its 27th season playing ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the 80th season of the franchise, its 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 67th season in Los Angeles, and its 28th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Los_Angeles_Lakers_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksander "Sasha" Vujačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Саша Вујачић; Slovene: Aleksandar Saša Vujačić; often rendered in English as without diacritics; born March 8, 1984) is a Slovenian former prof…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Vujačić
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