The Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the 2025 NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games, highlighting a troublesome lack of conditioning from superstar forward Luka Doncic that caused a backlash from both Lakers and NBA fans. The Lakers' postseason failure became fuel for the Slovenian superstar this offseason as he took 30 days off of basketball to focus on other sports in a bid to transform his body, mind and spirit. Among them is a sport that is not widely known in the United States, but one that Doncic has made his own in preparation for a more complete 2025-26 season.