The LA Lakers will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at the Paycom Center. These two sides met the other day, and it was the Lakers who came up with the goods, courtesy of another Luka Doncic. The Slovenian touched the 30-figure mark once again, and his overall play overshadowed the performance of MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Lakers will hope for a similar kind of showcase from their star guard tonight. However, to make any form of impact, he needs to feature in the game first. So, as Doncic is set to attract many eyeballs, it is imperative to take a look at the Lakers' injury report to determine whether he will play tonight or not.
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Luka Doncic Injury Report
Luka Doncic is unfortunately listed in the injury report released by the Lakers ahead of the game against the Thunder. He is marked as "probable" due to some discomfort in the groin. Thus, he may or may not play tonight. But, considering he has played regularly for the Lakers in the last couple of weeks, one could hope that he will come out on the court tonight as well.
Luka Doncic's impact can be gauged from the numbers he has been producing on consistent basis. Doncic is averaging 27.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game this season. Hence, the Lakers cannot afford to have Doncic sitting on the sidelines.
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LA Lakers Injury Report
It is one of the days when the Lakers are badly hit by the injuries, as aside from Luka Doncic seven more players are listed in the injury report. Here's the full list:
- Gabe Vincent: Probable due to knee injury
- Dorian Finney-Smith: Probable due to ankle injury
- Austin Reaves: Probable due to an ankle injury
- LeBron James: Probable due to a groin injury
- Luka Doncic: Probable due to a groin injury
- Bronny James: Out due to an illness
- Rui Hachimura: Out due to a knee injury
- Maxi Kleber: Out due to foot injury
Oklahoma City Thunder are also dealing with injury issues of their own. A total of five players are featured on the Thunder injury list.
- Ajay Mitchell: Out due to a toe injury
- Alex Ducas: Out due to quadriceps
- Jaylin Williams: Out due to an ankle injury
- Ousmane Dieng: Out due to a calf injury
- Nikola Topic: Out due to a knee injury
While the Lakers got the better of the Thunder the other day, can they do it again is the question. An intriguing battle is brewing, let's see who comes out on top this time.