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04/03 00:05 CDT Lakers' Luka Doncic hurts left hamstring in a blowout loss to
Thunder with MRI set for Friday
Lakers' Luka Doncic hurts left hamstring in a blowout loss to Thunder with MRI
set for Friday
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) --- Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic injured his left
hamstring on Thursday night and coach JJ Redick said the league's scoring
leader will have an MRI on Friday.
Redick said Doncic had an issue with the hamstring in the first half of the
139-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and was tended to at the break.
"We checked him out, he got work done, he was cleared," Redick said.
Doncic returned to action briefly. On his final play of the game, he spun
before trying to go up for a shot against Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams. There
was no contact before he stopped, then lay down on the floor. He left the game
with 7:39 remaining in the third quarter.
"Those things happen," Redick said.
Doncic had scored at least 40 points in five of his previous seven games. He
was held to 12 on 3-for-10 shooting against Oklahoma City's relentless defense.
The injury made a bad night worse. The Lakers trailed 90-58 when Doncic left
the game for good.
"I mean, it's something you never want to see as a teammate," Lakers forward
Jake LaRavia said. "So especially in a game like this, it was tough to see him
go down. All the prayers for him hopefully, but yeah, you never want to see
that."
Lakers guard Austin Reaves also left briefly with a back injury.
"He was in a weird position, stretching for a basketball, loose ball," Redick
said. "And he just felt something intercostal, somewhere in his back, in
between the ribs. He was able to play through it ... we'll see how he feels
tomorrow."
The Lakers will host a rematch with the Thunder on April 7.
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