The Los Angeles Lakers will be without both of their All-Stars for at least the next week.
After starting the season sans four-time league MVP power forward LeBron James, who’s on the shelf until probably mid-November or beyond with a sciatica injury on his right side, LA is also down five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic, who had been putting on an absolute scoring clinic across his first two games with the team this year.
Dave McMenamin of ESPN reports that the 26-year-old has suffered a pair of new injuries. He sprained his left finger during the Lakers’ blowout revenge game Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a 128-110 obliteration that served as a bit of a response to the Timberwolves’ five-game first-round playoff series upset of LA last spring. Doncic score 49 points in that match, pacing Los Angeles.
Doncic has also suffered a lower leg contusion, a new injury that hadn’t been revealed up till now.
The superstar guard isn’t the only late breaking injury absence news for Los Angeles, unfortunately.
Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports that backup center Jaxson Hayes, who like Doncic had been doubtful to play, has now officially been ruled out for at least Sunday’s road meeting with the Sacramento Kings, who like LA are currently 1-1 on the year.
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