Overview
- Luka Dončić left in the third quarter Thursday in Oklahoma City with a left hamstring injury and was ruled out as the Lakers lost 139-96.
- Head coach J.J. Redick said an MRI is scheduled for Friday and noted team doctors had cleared Dončić earlier in the game before the setback.
- The injury is to the same hamstring that already cost him four games this season.
- His status now affects awards as the NBA requires 65 games for MVP eligibility, putting any missed time under a spotlight.
- The Lakers are 50-27 with five regular-season games before the April 18 playoffs, and Denver sits one game back in the race for the No. 3 seed.