Six straight wins at home and a leap to the second seed in the West. The Lakers looked unstoppable until last weekend. Then, tragedy struck. LeBron James injured his groin in the first game of the road trip and the LA team has not won since. As a result, they have fallen to the fourth seed. And it looks like the Lakers’ misery is going to continue, as they drop an unfortunate update about Luka Doncic’s health ahead of tonight’s Nuggets clash.
Yes, Doncic will not suit up in the back-to-back encounter after dropping a 45-point double-double last night against the Bucks. The reason? Left calf injury management and right ankle sprain, issues that have been bothering the Slovenian star since he first got injured on Christmas Day. Obviously, this is a massive blow to the team because with LeBron out for this road trip, Doncic was expected to be the primary scorer. Now, his unavailability leaves a massive void in their offense.
Looks like Lakers will be without Luka, DFS, and Gabe tonight pic.twitter.com/QIbBGetmh5
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) March 14, 2025
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