Kim Kardashian Addresses Viral “Flirtatious” Encounter With Luka Doncic On Social Media

Joseph Galizia | 23/01/2026
Luka Doncic(L) and Kim Kardashian(R)

We are closing in on the first anniversary of the blockbuster trade that saw Luka Doncic join the Los Angeles Lakers. The City of Angels rejoiced at Doncic’s arrival despite losing Anthony Davis, seeing him as the team’s superstar once LeBron James hangs ’em up. Celebrities far across LA started swarming to the arena to watch the Slovenian sensation in action.

Kim Kardashian even started flirting with him on social media. Except here’s the thing… that wasn’t real. It was Photoshop.

Kardashian spoke about this nasty fake during a recent interview/podcast appearance alongside her sister Khloe. To start with, she was surprised at how many people thought that it was real.

“There was like a fake tweet or comment on Instagram, I don’t know where it came from, but it was like, ‘Hi your coming to LA, I wanna learn Slovakian’ or whatever language,” said Kardashian. That’s exactly how it played out, too.

The doctored message from Kim that became viral read: “I want to learn how to speak Slovenian,” with a lip biting emoji. What’s worse? Popular basketball fake account NBA Centel shared the message on X.

The narrative was further spun with the claim that Doncic ‘replied’ to the message, writing, “No, please don’t.” Kim wasn’t certain if this was an actual reply from Luka or not. Well, it wasn’t. The entire interaction was photoshopped by the most infamous parody account around, NBACentel.

“And then, I don’t know if he really thought it was me and then he replied, or if it was like a fake reply. I don’t know at this point,” Kardashian continued.

“But mine was so fake, and it looks like I’m hitting on this guy. I haven’t gone to a Laker game since,” she joked.

It should also be noted that Luka is very much engaged to his childhood sweetheart, Anamaria Goltes. They have a daughter, Gabriela. Also, Kim would not blatantly flirt with a taken man on such a public forum.

The strange episode kind of sums up what life is like when you’re a global superstar in 2026. Luka didn’t just inherit LeBron’s on-court expectations; he inherited the nonstop spotlight, the celebrity orbit, and now the doctored weirdness that blurs what’s real and what’s fake.

A year into Doncic’s Lakers stint, the basketball part has mostly made sense. The off-court circus? That’s still finding its footing. If a fake Kim Kardashian DM is the strangest bump in the journey so far, that’s probably a sign that Doncic is handling the LA transition just fine, even if the internet clearly isn’t.

 

Post Edited By: Leslie Xavier
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Joseph Galizia

Joseph is a Las Vegas based actor and circus performer. For the last seven years he's had the pleasure of covering sports for multiple outlets, including the Lifestyles section of Sports Illustrated. In that time, he's conducted over 50 interviews with athletes, filmmakers, and company founders to further cement his footprint in the journalism world. He's excited to bring that skillset to the SportsRush, where he'll be covering the NBA news cycle.

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