Lakers' Luka Doncic hurts left hamstring in a blowout loss to Thunder with MRI set for Friday
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Key Points:
- Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic injured his left hamstring during Thursday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder and is scheduled for an MRI on Friday to assess the injury.
- Doncic experienced the hamstring issue in the first half, briefly returned to play, but left the game with 7:39 remaining in the third quarter after showing visible pain.
- Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams, who has his own history with a hamstring injury, expressed sympathy for Doncic and chose not to capitalize on the injury during the game.
- Doncic was held to 12 points on 3-for-10 shooting, a significant drop from his recent performances where he scored at least 40 points in five of seven games.
- Lakers guard Austin Reaves also sustained a back injury during the game but continued playing before sitting out the fourth quarter; the team will monitor his condition moving forward.
