Luka Dončić out for remainder of common season with left hamstring pressure

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The Los Angeles Lakers' championship hopes simply took a serious hit.

NBA scoring chief Luka Dončić will miss the remainder of the common season with a Grade 2 pressure of his left hamstring, the crew introduced Friday.

It is unclear what his standing is for the postseason.

Dončić was the principle cause the Lakers climbed into the third spot within the Western Convention standings. However an harm to his leg throughout Los Angeles’ blowout loss in Oklahoma City Thursday has taken that every one away after an MRI examination revealed the severity of the pressure.

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Lakers coach JJ Redick stated Dončić was injured within the first half in opposition to the Thunder however was cleared to return to the sport whereas his crew was getting plastered by the defending NBA champion Thunder.

Dončić lasted solely about 4 minutes earlier than he spun, stopped and went down on the courtroom in ache, resulting in his departure.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić controls the ball in opposition to the Orlando Magic within the first quarter at Kia Heart March 21, 2026. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Pictures)

The Lakers acquired Dončić in a stunning and controversial commerce in February 2025, when the Dallas Mavericks despatched the Latvian famous person, together with Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to LA in change for 31-year-old Anthony Davis , Max Christie and a 2029 first-round decide. The transfer left many followers and pundits puzzled, believing the commerce was lopsided in favor of the Lakers.

The Pacific Division champion Lakers (50-27) have simply 5 video games left earlier than the postseason, beginning Sunday at Dallas.

Grade 2 hamstring strains typically require a number of weeks of restoration, however Dončić additionally has prior expertise with hamstring points. He missed 4 video games proper earlier than the All-Star break with one other left hamstring pressure however returned to the lineup after the break.

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Guard Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a foul name within the first half in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles Nov. 25, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-Information/Getty Pictures)

Dončić is placing up spectacular numbers in his first full season with the Lakers, who acquired the Slovenian famous person from the Mavericks final season.

He's averaging 33.5 factors, 8.3 assists and seven.7 rebounds per recreation for Los Angeles, and he was named the NBA’s Western Convention participant of the month for March after racking up 13 consecutive 30-point performances, together with seven 40-point video games, a 51-point barrage in opposition to Chicago and a 60-point masterclass in Miami.

Dončić scored 600 factors in March, turning into solely the tenth participant in NBA historical past to hit that mark in a single month. Whereas LeBron James and Austin Reaves have additionally performed properly down the stretch, the Lakers rely on Dončić, who both scored or assisted on 58% of their complete factors in March.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić controls the ball in opposition to the Atlanta Hawks throughout the first half at State Farm Area in Atlanta Nov. 8, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Pictures)

The Lakers’ regular-season finale is subsequent Sunday, April 12, at home against Utah . Their first-round playoff collection is anticipated to start out the next weekend.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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