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NBA star Luka Dončić has dropped eight figures to add an athlete-approved abode to his real estate portfolio. The Slovenian basketball player bought tennis champ Maria Sharapova’s customized Manhattan Beach, California, mansion for $25 million. Dončić, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, reportedly signed a three-year extension for $165 million with the team. He closed on the off-market sale at the end of August through a trust tied to his brand manager, Lara Beth Seager.
Sharapova listed her custom-built abode in July, according to the Wall Street Journal. She purchased the estate for $4.1 million in 2012 and fashioned it to her specifications. The ocean-view house is roughly 20 miles away from Los Angeles. She tapped architecture firm KAA Design and interior designer Courtney Applebaum to transform the house into a minimalist retreat—which took three years to complete, she revealed via AD Open Door in 2019.
Sharapova, photographed at home during AD’s 2019 tour wearing a Chloé dress, in the dining room. George Nakashima chairs; Billy Cotton chandelier; Chris Gwaltney painting. Flowers throughout by Joseph Free.See the video.
Sharapova’s five-bedroom, eight-bathroom manse embodies a “less is more” mentality, inspired by Japanese architecture and minimalist aesthetics (“I didn’t grow up with lots of stuff around. For me, uncluttered means healthy. If you don’t use something, you don’t need it,” she said of her personal interior style.) The entrance opens into a stately double-height foyer with a floating staircase. The five-time Grand Slam winner lined the walls with bare concrete panels and added black metal framing around the windows and glass doors. The 8,000-square-foot property boasts extensive outdoor space, with an infinity swimming pool and a lounge area outfitted with a fireplace. Multiple balconies can be found throughout the property for optimal indoor-outdoor living, and a two-lane bowling alley is situated beside the basement media room.
A stairway in the home.
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Sharapova and her fiancé, British businessman Alexander Gilkes, are parting ways with their longtime home to spend more time in Europe and at their place in Florida, per the WSJ.
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