Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will be sidelined at least through the end of the regular season with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, the team announced Friday.
Doncic underwent an MRI in Dallas on Friday afternoon that revealed the extent of the strain, which he suffered in the third quarter of the Lakers’ 139-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
A Grade 2 strain typically involves a monthlong recovery, but the Lakers did not provide a timetable for Doncic’s return beyond missing the final five regular-season games. The first round of the NBA playoffs begins Saturday, April 18.
