Luka Doncic returned to the basketball court 72 hours after suffering an injury.
When Luka Doncic left the court injured for Slovenia against Latvia, LA Lakers fans briefly feared the very worst.
Doncic was hurt after a teammate fell on his knee, but a subsequent team statement signalled he was set to return to action.
Slovenia selected Luka Doncic as a starter in their international friendly with Great Britain, searching for a victory after four successive losses.
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Luka Doncic looked back to his normal self as he led the scoring for Slovenia once again, and this time fired his team towards victory.
Slovenia won the game 93-81, with Luka Doncic putting on a masterclass in the win, although there was some errant three-point shooting.
Doncic scored 28 points, with 21 coming in the first half of the game. He played 28 minutes in total.
He did not quite manage a triple-double, only posting 6 rebounds to go with his 10 assists.
Doncic shot 7-17 from the field, including a wild 2-11 from three-point range. He will need to fix that against stronger opposition.
Data from Sofascore shows Doncic was a +23 for Slovenia when he was on the court despite his misses, a major positive differential for his team.
Doncic was almost perfect from the free-throw line, scoring 12 from 14 attempts.
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Slovenia and Luka Doncic may play a little more freely after recording their first victory ahead of the EuroBasket.
But an exciting game awaits on August 21, up against Nikola Jokic’s Serbia side.
A sell-out crowd of 18,000 is expected, with the Serbian basketball president saying 100,000 fans would attend if they could.
Slovenia will be underdogs at the EuroBasket tournament, which kicks off on August 27.