The Los Angeles Lakers have had what has seemed like an endless string of injuries to key players this season. Austin Reaves suffered a gastrocnemius strain in late December and only returned to action last Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets, but just one game later, Luka Doncic suffered a hamstring strain and has been out since.
He missed his fourth straight game on Thursday when the Lakers hosted the Dallas Mavericks, and his status for this Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game is unknown. But coach JJ Redick said that the Slovenian superstar should be ready to return to game action when Los Angeles resumes its schedule on Friday, Feb. 20 versus the Los Angeles Clippers.
Doncic is currently leading the NBA in scoring and is putting up 32.8 points on 47.3% field-goal shooting, 7.8 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.5 steals a game. He’s also leading everyone in free throw attempts and makes per game, and he’s third in assists per game.
The Lakers came into Thursday with a 32-21 record, which put them in sixth place in the Western Conference. Ten of their next 13 games after Thursday will take place at Crypto.com Arena.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: JJ Redick gives update on Luka Doncic
Reporting by Robert Marvi, LeBron Wire / LeBron Wire
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