While Doncic limped back to the locker room after this, he was diagnosed with just a knee contusion, reports Marc Stein. Doncic will return to practice with the Slovenian team on Monday as they gear up for the start of EuroBasket at the end of the month, adds Dan Woike of The Athletic.

The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the trade of the century when they were able to acquire Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. It was a trade that surprised everyone in the NBA. Mavericks fans, former Mavericks players, and everyone else in the league were shocked. No one could believe that Dallas would part ways with their franchise player.

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According to ESPN’s Tim McMahon, Luka Doncic consistently highlights the Lakers' leadership in a calculated way.

Anthony Edwards continues to ascend in the NBA and finished 7th in MVP voting each of the last two years, Jalen Brunson finished 5th years and 10th last year, and Jayson Tatum will be a threat once he returns from Achilles surgery, but he's out for this year.

Yeah, agreed. Nobody knew this—saw this—coming. And this was not just basketball news. This was world news. I was actually traveling somewhere, and this was all over TV. I was surprised how big those news were.

Luka Doncic was visibly frustrated with himself after the Lakers star missed a rebound opportunity in EuroBasket against Great Britain.

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Greg St. Jean addressed superstar Luka Doncic's improved physical conditioning ahead of the 2026 NBA season. Doncic has comm