The Los Angeles Lakers added the superstar guard, Luka Doncic, to the injury report ahead of Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.
According to the report, Doncic is dealing with left hamstring soreness. After getting through some work on Friday morning, it appears that Doncic is feeling up to play.
The Lakers announced a revised injury report, which upgrades Doncic to available for the matchup.
This season, Doncic is having a major first full season with the Lakers. In 61 games, the star guard is shooting 47.4% from the field and 36.4% from three to score 33.6 points per game. Doncic leads the league in scoring for the second time in his career.
Along with his scoring, Doncic is averaging 8.3 assists per game and coming up with 1.6 steals per game. His late-season surge has garnered him plenty of MVP attention.
Beyond Doncic, the Lakers also listed Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart, and Adou Thiero. Smart is dealing with a right ankle contusion. He was ruled out as early as Thursday night.
As for Thiero, he is recovering from left knee soreness. He is also out for the Brooklyn matchup.
Hachimura and Doncic were the only two Lakers on the report to get cleared for Friday’s game.
On the other side, the Brooklyn Nets have a few names on the injury report, including Noah Clowney, Egor Demin, Michael Porter Jr., Day’Ron Sharpe, and Danny Wolf.
Outside of Clowney, everybody has been ruled out. Clowney is dealing with a sprained wrist and is likely to play.
The Lakers and the Nets are slated for a 10:30 PM ET tip on Friday night.
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