Luka Doncic gave the whole NBA world a huge scare when he could be seen headed to the locker room midway through Lakers vs. Clippers.
The fresh Lakers star could be seen holding his right led / hip after bumping knees with Clippers guard Kris Dunn.
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The team announced on Monday that Luka is questionable to play against the Pelicans on the road with right knee contusion.
Doncic tried to downplay the issue after the win, where he scored 29 points, six rebounds, nine assists and two steals.
“It was on the fall, I think,” The five-time All-Star said. “Just a little tight. But then I got kneed in the knee. Third straight game in the same spot, so kind of struggle on that right leg. But I’m good.”
The Lakers outscored the Clippers by 19 points when Doncic was on the court and Redick liked what he saw from the Slovenian star.
“It just seemed like throughout the game, when we needed a bucket, when we needed him to draw a second, third defender at times, he was able to make the right play — minus the six turnovers. But he played fantastic tonight,” Redick told reporters. “And again, it was that verve and that spirit of competition. But also just something that is — maybe it’s an inner demon, I don’t know — but it comes out and it’s fantastic for us when it does.”
Lakers guard Gabe Vincent, who got a start due to Austin Reaves being injured, likened Luka’s performance to an anime character.
“You’ve got a guy in your corner going Super Saiyan, for lack of a better word,” Vincent said. “And making great plays, hitting shots, it’s a lot of fun. It can give us a lot of life and we’ve been creating a lot of energy on the defensive side. And when he gets hot offensively, we feel like we can’t be stopped in that regard.”
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