Luka Doncic limps off EuroBasket court docket in Lakers damage scare
Lakers followers had been left holding their breath a bit Saturday afternoon.
Luka Doncic, taking part in a EuroBasket exhibition recreation for his native Slovenia, was crashed into by his personal teammate and limped off the court docket throughout motion towards Latvia.
Through the third quarter, with Latvia in possession, Slovenian teammate Gregor Hrovat defended the ball and fell backward into Doncic’s leg, knocking the Lakers’ star to the ground.
Doncic then hunched over in seen ache beneath the basket after which limped off to the sideline.
He favored his proper leg however was in a position to stroll to the locker room beneath his personal energy, and in constructive information for Los Angeles, he prevented “severe” damage, in keeping with The Athletic.
Doncic had been in a groove within the first half, dropping 26 factors with 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
It’s not clear if the damage will have an effect on Doncic’s means to play in Slovenia’s EuroBasket opener towards Poland on Aug. 28.
It’s been a headline-making offseason for Doncic, who signed a three-year, $165 million most extension throughout the first week of August.
“I simply signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to maintain working to carry championships to LA and make Laker Nation proud,” Doncic posted on X after inking the deal. “Grateful to the Lakers, my teammates and all of the followers who’ve proven a lot love since day one. That is only the start.”
Doncic’s physique transformation has additionally been on the heart of issues, together with a canopy story that featured his two-a-day exercises and protein-forward weight loss plan.
In a separate interview with Slovenian TV, he mentioned he’s misplaced 31 kilos this offseason.
“So each summer time I attempt my finest to work on various things,” Doncic advised Males’s Well being. “Clearly, I’m very aggressive. This summer time was just a bit bit totally different, you recognize. It type of motivated me to be even higher. Simply visually, I’d say my complete physique seems higher.”
