{"id":601077,"date":"2026-02-13T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/601077\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:34:17","slug":"lakers-get-encouraging-injury-news-on-luka-doncic-and-deandre-ayton-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/601077\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers get encouraging injury news on Luka Doncic and Deandre Ayton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lakers get encouraging injury news on Luka Doncic and Deandre Ayton<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After playing without all five starters in Tuesday’s blowout loss against the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> hoped to get back on track Thursday in their final game before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

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Luckily for head coach JJ Redick, LeBron James, Marcus Smart and Austin Reaves were all able to suit up.<\/p>\n

In the game, James became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, scoring 28 points to go along with 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Austin Reaves came off the bench once again, scoring 18 points on 5-for-10 shooting. He also added four rebounds and six assists. Rui Hachimura had a nice night offensively, offering 21 points as the Lakers cruised to a 20-point victory against the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> who were playing without rookie sensation Cooper Flagg.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the game, Los Angeles received positive news surrounding the health of one of their sidelined starters, Deandre Ayton. According to<\/a> NBA insider Dan Woike, Ayton received imaging on his right knee and the results came back clean.<\/p>\n

Following the results, the team is optimistic that Ayton will be able to return after the break.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, Redick told<\/a> the media that Luka Doncic “should be good to go” when Los Angeles’ schedule resumes next week.<\/p>\n

The Lakers will have the next six days off before returning home to face Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They’ll follow that game with consecutive home matchups against the Boston Celtics<\/a> and Orlando Magic<\/a> before embarking on a brief two-game road trip.<\/p>\n

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