SACRAMENTO — Lakers guard Luka Doncic will miss at least one week with a left finger sprain and left calf contusion, the team announced Sunday before a road game in Sacramento.
The star guard suffered a finger injury early in Friday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, this did not slow him down at all, since Doncic finished with 49 points.11 rebounds and 8 assists in the Lakers' 128-110 win. The 26-year-old is off to a strong start, with his 92 points in the first two games marking the most in Lakers history to start a season.
The Lakers announced that Doncic will be re-evaluated in about a week, but it will be a busy period without the five-time All-Star. Already without LeBron James suffers from sciatica at age 40The Lakers play four games in six days this week. After Sunday's Sacramento, the Lakers (1-1) return to Los Angeles to face Portland on Monday and have road games against Minnesota and Memphis on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.
The Lakers will be down to just nine players on a standard contract Sunday as center Jackson Hayes was also ruled out with left knee soreness. He will miss his second straight game. James and forwards Maxi Kleber (abdominal strain) and Adu Thiero (knee) were also sidelined.
