[Charania] After consultation with Lakers doctors and his own medical team, Luka Doncic will seek specialized medical treatment in Europe on his Grade 2 left hamstring in an attempt to expedite his return to play, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball tells me and @mcten.

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1. Going to the dirk of hamstring docs

2. Have we found the LeBron of Hamstrings? 🙏🏾😭

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4. Ah learned from his pal Lebron. Germany here we come

5. He’s headed to Germany, whatever treatment they got over there is a different beast

6. Holy shit, It’s time! Praying for an extra good recovery for Luka the Don

7. SUPER SOLDIER SERUM HOLY SHIT 🙏🏽🙏🏽

8. Probably going home early to try and figure things out with his family. I really doubt he comes back. But even if he does, I’m sure it’s nice to see his family

9. Bron must’ve put him on

10. Gonna be higher than Aaron Gordon trying to play Game 7 last year.

11. Bro really watched the game tonight and decided he wants to come back to this.

12. Sounds like some European super PEDs that isn’t detectable by NBA standards

13. They gonna inject his hamstring with German horse semen

14. Bro likes to play basketball

15. Luka Hardencic

16. Roids arc lets go

17. Hmmm. The U.S. healthcare system sucks in a lot of ways, but at his level, U.S. medical care is still world-class. It’s not like they have different hamstrings in Europe. I hope this doesn’t mean he’s doing something stupid.

18. Him trying to return is the dumbest move. Even if he comes back at 100%, lakers will be annihilated by okc or spurs.

    Its better he rests and get 100% than trying to do this

19. I don’t think this is a good idea…but I do respect the effort.

20. Dr Strange using the time stone to fix Luka hamstring & return him to the current timeline to avoid the 65 game rule

21. Oh yeah lebron put him onto his German doctor. AR go with him too man.

22. Luka, now is not the time for a backpacking trip

23. Luka being soft is probably the dumbest narrative about him

    Guy plays through everything. Sometimes to a fault

24. Germany treatment I’m excited

25. PR play or not, you gotta respect it. But we all know you can’t expedite hamstring recovery.

26. lakers better stop him. like watching OG on knicks come back and couldnt move or harden losing a step after hamstring injury on nets. not something to fk around with

27. (What I’m about to say is almost certainly cope, but having said that)

    Remember when LeBron injured his foot in 2023 and almost everyone thought it was a season ending injury and maybe even a career altering injury? Even many of the biggest optimists were saying the earliest LeBron would join is during the playoffs. Lebron then went to Germany, got “treatment” done, and was somehow able to come back before the playoffs started and the Lakers made it to the WCF.

    We all know Europe has some sus treatments that aren’t available in the USA. Maybe Luka is about to get some experimental shit that will allow him to come back sometime in the 1st round? (~3.5 weeks since injury, which would be around game 3 or 4 of the 1st round). This isn’t even unheard of for grade 2 hamstring injuries that don’t get the sus Europe medical treatment. Hell, Aaron Gordon played a game 7 on a grade 2 just last year.

    If lakers can keep the 1st round somewhat close (maybe only down 2-1 or tied 2-2), it could be doable.

    (Again, most of this is cope but it isn’t complete fantasy). 

28. Stem Cells like “aight pull up”

29. they gonna have him submerged in the crunk juice tank

30. He’s going to return early and get hurt.

    This is what happens when you make a mandatory minimum of 65 games to be eligible for awards. They’re not just harmless awards, either; contracts and maximum pay days are tied to All-NBA selections and All-Star appearances.

    Load management existed for a reason, but Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard ruined it for everyone and now players are forcing themselves to play hurt or rush recovery just to be eligible for awards.