US EditionLakers Fall to Thunder as Luka Doncic Leaves with Hamstring Injury
Doncic finished with 12 points and six turnovers before leaving, and the Lakers were outscored by 25 in his 26 minutes.
- On Friday, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will undergo an MRI after suffering a left hamstring injury during Thursday's 139-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Throughout Thursday's contest, Doncic grabbed at his left hamstring following bursts of acceleration, continuing soreness he managed in February and March.
- Exiting the blowout with 12 points and 7 assists in 26 minutes, Doncic left as the Lakers trailed 90-58 in the third quarter.
- Doncic's eligibility for postseason awards is in jeopardy as he needs one more game to reach the 65-game minimum, while the Lakers' grip on the No. 3 seed shrinks to 1 game over Denver Nuggets.
- Recovery timelines range from one week for a Grade 1 strain to six weeks for Grade 2, according to Dr. Evan Jeffries of The Hoops Rehab Show, creating significant uncertainty for the Lakers' playoff prospects.
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Austin Reaves Has Simple Assessment of OKC Blowout After Injury Headache Mounts on Lakers
The Oklahoma City Thunder crashed the Lakers’ party. The Purple and Gold had won four of their last five. Just in their last game against the Cavaliers, several Lakers members celebrated personal accolades. The Thunder brought them back down to Earth. The loss against the reigning champions was loud, and stunning. The Lakers couldn’t hide behind anything. The Thunder beat them 139-96. They handed the Lakers their worst loss of the season, after …
Double mallet for the Angeline team, which falls with flabbergast on their visit to Oklahoma by 43 points of difference.
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Clayton NewsLakers' Luka Doncic to have MRI on strained hamstring
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic strained his left hamstring in Thursday's loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder and will have an MRI on Friday to determine the extent of his strained injury, Los Angeles coach JJ Redick told reporters after the…
In the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a humiliating defeat, and their star player Luka Doncic had to leave the game early.
The away game in Oklahoma couldn't have gone any worse for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they were left without Luka Dončić due to a hamstring injury in a heavy defeat.
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