Overview
- Further evaluation in Spain found Dončić’s left hamstring strain was deeper and more severe than the initial MRI, which explains why he never made it back for the postseason.
- Doctors in Spain gave him an eight-week timeline, leaving him at least two weeks short of a return when the Lakers’ second-round series ended.
- He is now pain-free and has restarted the strict offseason diet and training plan he used last summer, with expectations he will have a full offseason.
- He will not play for Slovenia in this summer’s FIBA World Cup qualifiers and plans to spend time with his daughters.
- The Lakers slipped to the No. 4 seed after his April 2, 2026 injury and were swept by the Thunder, a finish Dirk Nowitzki said could have looked different with a healthy Dončić.