{"id":664731,"date":"2026-05-11T22:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664731\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:25:17","slug":"luka-doncic-game-4-status-for-lakers-vs-okc-thunder-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664731\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic Game 4 status for Lakers vs. OKC Thunder confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic has been ruled out for Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday with a Grade 2 hamstring strain, as the Los Angeles Lakers face elimination trailing 3-0 in the series.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/357-los-angeles-lakers.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18340-luka-doncic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luka Doncic<\/a> has received his official injury status ahead of Game 4 of the second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p> Will Luka Doncic play vs. OKC in Game 4? \t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18340-luka-doncic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luka  Doncic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/leagues\/59-nba.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-126312-any150x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Luka  Doncic\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18340-luka-doncic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-455489-crop100x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Luka  Doncic\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMIN:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t35.76<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPTS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t33.48 (56.9%)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tREB:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t7.73<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t8.27<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tST:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1.64<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tBL:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.53<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTO:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3.98<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGM:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t64<\/p>\n<p>Doncic has been officially ruled out for Game 4 against the Thunder on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers trail 3-0 in the series, meaning OKC could complete the sweep in Game 4.<\/p>\n<p>It will mark Doncic&#8217;s 10th missed playoff game since suffering a Grade 2 hamstring strain on April 2. He has still not been cleared for full-contact basketball activities.<\/p>\n<p> Sports doctor calls out Lakers for Doncic&#8217;s recovery <\/p>\n<p>According to sports doctor Jesse Morse, Doncic likely suffered a significant Grade 2 hamstring strain or partial tear and could still be one to two weeks away from returning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-247035-doctor-blames-lakers-over-wrong-luka-doncic-treatment.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Morse also criticized<\/a> the Lakers&#8217; handling of the injury, saying the team relied only on PRP therapy, which he believes was not enough and may have slowed Luka&#8217;s recovery during the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-470253-any718x552.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit AP &#8211; Scanpix<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In my opinion, based on what we know, he should have returned 1-2 weeks ago if completed properly,&#8221; Morse wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>He described PRP treatment as &#8220;a baby dose&#8221; and &#8220;about a three out of 10 in potency,&#8221; adding that the injury required a more aggressive regenerative treatment approach.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic has now missed 14 games since suffering the injury, with the Lakers posting a 7-7 record during that stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p> Thunder vs. Lakers schedule:  Game 1: Lakers vs. Thunder on Tuesday, May 5 (OKC won 108-90) Game 2: Lakers vs. Thunder on Thursday, May 7 (OKC won 125-107) Game 3: Thunder vs. Lakers on Saturday, May 9 (OKC won 131-108) Game 4: Thunder vs. Lakers on Monday, May 11 Game 5: Lakers vs. Thunder on Wednesday, May 13* Game 6: Thunder vs. Lakers on Saturday, May 16* Game 7: Lakers vs. Thunder on Monday, May 18* <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_1\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for being with us! 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