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DALLAS (AP) \u2014 The bleak timeline for Luka Doncic’s return from injury<\/a> was already out there when the Los Angeles Lakers got word that Austin Reaves also wouldn’t play again in the regular season.<\/p>\n

LeBron James woke up from a nap to find out about the prognosis on Reaves’ strained left oblique<\/a>. He had gone to sleep knowing the outlook on a strained left hamstring for Doncic, the NBA scoring leader.<\/p>\n

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