Luka Doncic exited Thursday’s 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after sustaining a left hamstring injury during the third quarter.
Doncic pulled up lame on a driving attempt and immediately grabbed his left hamstring. He appeared to be favoring the leg during the first half as well.
Doncic will undergo an MRI on Friday to determine the severity of his injury, a source told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
Lakers coach JJ Redick told Lakers Nation that Doncic had his hamstring checked out at half, but was cleared to go back in during the third quarter when he sustained the injury.
The six-time All-Star struggled against the NBA’s top-ranked defense, tallying just 12 points on 3-of-10 shooting to go along with six turnovers in 26 minutes.
Doncic missed four games earlier this season with a left hamstring strain. The 27-year-old will be ineligible for the NBA’s end-of-season awards if he were to miss the Lakers’ final five contests.
Doncic had just capped off a historic March with a 42-point outburst against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He joined Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to score 600 or more points in the month of March.
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