Dave McMenaminFeb 12, 2026, 01:59 AM
CloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.
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LOS ANGELES — Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday against his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, missing his fourth straight game because of a hamstring strain, the team announced Wednesday.
He is still progressing in his rehab and hopes to be able to make an appearance in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game for the World Team, sources told ESPN.
Doncic, 26, was named to the All-Star Game for the sixth time in his eight-year career, and he was the leading vote-getter for the first time, amassing more than 3 million ballots.
Doncic is 4-0 against Dallas since being traded to the Lakers last season.
He has missed 11 games this season, with L.A. going 5-6 in his absence.