The LA Lakers will take on the New Orleans Pelicans tonight at the Crypto.com arena. The Lakers are on a roll lately with six consecutive wins. Luka Doncic, who made a decent start has found his footing in the Lakers and seemingly getting better with every game. Subsequently, the Slovenian is complementing LeBron James well on the court, which has uplifted his game of King James as well. With Luka Doncic pulling the attraction from all sides, it is imperative to take a look at the Lakers' injury report and determine whether he will play tonight or not.
Luka Doncic Injury Report
Luka Doncic is unfortunately listed in the injury report released by the Lakers ahead of the game against the Pelicans. Doncic is marked as GTD (Game Time Decision) due to a knee issue. Hence, he may miss out on tonight's game. However, there are chances that he could feature as well. Nothing could be gauged at the moment, only the declaration of the lineup will end the suspense on Doncic.
A player of Luka Doncic's caliber remains a big miss whenever he remains absent from the team Doncic has had a quiet start with the Lakers, but he picked up eventually and has been consistently contributing to the winning causes.
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LA Lakers Injury Report
It is a thick injury list of Lakers, as besides Luka Doncic there are five more names featured in the sheet.
- Luka Doncic: Probable due to knee injury
- Jordan Goodwin: Probable due to ankle injury
- Rui Hachimura: Out due to knee injury
- LeBron James: Probable due to foot injury
- Maxi Kleber: Out due to foot injury
- Austin Reeves: Probable due to calf injury
The Pelicans on the other hand are also not devoid of the injuries. They have suffered the season-ending losses of Herbert Jones (shoulder) and Dejounte Murray (leg). Brandon Boston Jr. is also questionable with an ankle issue, further thinning their roster.
If the names that are included in the injury list, particularly from the Lakers side miss out on tonight's game then a major difference could be made, which could even affect the result. With all to look forward to, let's see how Lakers vs Pelicans unfolds.
