{"id":695783,"date":"2026-04-03T12:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695783\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:25:06","slug":"lakers-luka-doncic-hurts-left-hamstring-in-a-blowout-loss-to-thunder-with-mri-set-for-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695783\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers’ Luka Doncic hurts left hamstring in a blowout loss to Thunder with MRI set for Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic injured his left hamstring on Thursday night and coach JJ Redick said the league\u2019s scoring leader<\/a> will have an MRI on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Redick said Doncic had an issue with the hamstring in the first half of the 139-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and was tended to at the break.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe checked him out, he got work done, he was cleared,\u201d Redick said.<\/p>\n

Doncic returned to action briefly. On his final play of the game, he spun before trying to go up for a shot against Oklahoma City\u2019s Jalen Williams. There was no contact before Doncic stopped, then lay down on the floor while wincing in pain. He left the game for good with 7:39 remaining in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose things happen,\u201d Redick said.<\/p>\n

Williams, an All-Star in 2025, has missed 27 games this season because of a right hamstring strain. He felt badly for Doncic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very, like, spooky in a way to see it happen to him, and I\u2019m the one guarding him,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

Williams could have stolen the ball after Doncic let it go, but he chose not to take advantage of the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to let it go out of bounds and give them time to figure it out,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat injury sucks. So I wish him a speedy recovery. Hope it\u2019s not anything serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doncic had scored at least 40 points in five of his previous seven games. He was held to 12 on 3-for-10 shooting against Oklahoma City\u2019s relentless defense.<\/p>\n

The Lakers trailed 90-58 when Doncic was hurt, so the injury made a bad night worse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s something you never want to see as a teammate,\u201d Lakers forward Jake LaRavia said. \u201cSo especially in a game like this, it was tough to see him go down. All the prayers for him … but yeah, you never want to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lakers guard Austin Reaves hurt his back during the game, but continued to play. He sat out the fourth quarter with the game out of reach.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was in a weird position, stretching for a basketball, loose ball,\u201d Redick said. \u201cAnd he just felt something intercostal, somewhere in his back, in between the ribs. He was able to play through it … we\u2019ll see how he feels tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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