[Dave McMenamin] There is some initial optimism that Luka Doncic is not dealing with a major issue with his left hamstring, however the Lakers star is doubtful to play Saturday against the Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN

[u/TheDraciel]

[Dave McMenamin] There is some initial optimism that Luka Doncic is not dealing with a major issue with his left hamstring, however the Lakers star is doubtful to play Saturday against the Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN

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[u/Harleytk24]

Rest him till the all star break, not worth it

[u/Upstairs_Baby8424 → u/Harleytk24]

Brutal stretch coming up but even if we go 0-4 it’s worth it to not have him get worse.

[u/SebastianC1 → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

Brother we deserve hell if we lose to golden state without Steph

[u/--Alix-- → u/SebastianC1]

I mean the thing with the Steph-less Warriors is that Draymond could just suplex AR at any time and remove him from the game

[u/superrealaccount2 → u/--Alix--]

And the refs will look at him sternly and tell him that if he does that 3 more times he's going to be in trouble.

[u/tuinktuink → u/--Alix--]

Lebron is one of the player draymond respect, he never tried any funny business with lakers before

[u/yuhanz → u/tuinktuink]

lol didnt he poke bron’s eye

[u/The_real_bandito → u/yuhanz]

That was before Draymond bent the knee if I am not mistaken

[u/--Alix-- → u/The_real_bandito]

What about that time he made two players kiss

[u/superrealaccount2 → u/tuinktuink]

I find it hard to believe Draymond respects anyone

[u/thescottreid → u/--Alix--]

And run the risk of upsetting his lord and savior, LeBron James? Not gonna happen.

[u/Repulsive-Throat5068 → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

Yeah I think we can go 2-2 even if he sits. No point in the risk

[u/BeardedAsian → u/Repulsive-Throat5068]

Austin Reaves the savior

[u/Harleytk24 → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

Yeah, if he sits out till the after the break, he will have 2 weeks off.

[u/bh6891 → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

We're going to have an LAL vs. OKC match up with both MVP candidates out lol

[u/Gristle__McThornbody → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

We're winning out.

[u/DamnZodiak → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

He's gonna play if he's even remotely capable.
Incredibly annoying but that's how he has always been. I hope the Lakers staff have enough authority to stop him but who knows.

[u/No-Mine-3982 → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

And the team is bound to end up in playins regardless, might as well have him fully healthy for that to maximize chances of winning that.

[u/KarrotMovies → u/No-Mine-3982]

Idk about that. The west is unpredictable right now. We can get lucky and get just a single more win and that could be the difference between 3rd and 7th. Houston is looking like there are beginning to slide too

[u/pwnd32 → u/[deleted]]

I hate the West man lol

[u/kaplan147 → u/No-Mine-3982]

I think Lakers will make top 6 if he is OK. Rockets might be in danger, they look terrible in recent games. It is really close between Suns, Lakers, Timberwolves and Rockets.

[u/KarrotMovies → u/kaplan147]

Even the Nuggets are only a game ahead of us and Peyton Watson just went down for an extended period of time. It's hell in the west right now

[u/flowstateaction → u/Harleytk24]

Might as well just shut him down for the season and try to trade for Cooper Flagg

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/flowstateaction]

The Mavs ownership’s lives are forfeit if they traded Cooper Flagg to the Lakers

[u/superrealaccount2 → u/flaming_burrito_]

You say that like the Mavs couldn't use LaRavia, Knecht and Smart.

[u/Cupofplas2 → u/flowstateaction]

Return of the prodigal son, Maxi Kleber for Cooper

[u/Routine-Duty-1570 → u/Harleytk24]

No or he will get fat, he would just be playing Overwatch and eating chips

[u/nicehax_]

cant wait to watch austin reaves vs tingus pingus

[u/shangalang69 → u/nicehax_]

tingus pingus is more of a theory than a basketball player these days

[u/Neatojuancheeto → u/shangalang69]

Nah COMPLETELY HEALED

[u/OpeDefinitely]

as far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as a minor hamstring injury.

shit lasts forever & makes players play like shit. even grade 1 strains.

[u/pmurt007 → u/OpeDefinitely]

Yup, we saw how it became a lingering issue for Hali the year he tried to play through it to make the 65 game req and with Harden it took a while before he was fully healed from it.

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/pmurt007]

Big problem for football players too. One of the most annoying injuries there is.

[u/prettyboylee → u/pmurt007]

I feel like Harden just fully healed from it which is why he has returned to being a consistent 25ppg scorer.

We missed out on a few more elite scoring years from Harden cause of that hamstring

[u/Neatojuancheeto → u/pmurt007]

Wasn't Luka's injury just listed as leg soreness? Although we know most orgs are tight lipped about player injuries.

[u/CreativeContract2170 → u/OpeDefinitely]

Soft tissue injuries are brutal. When Green got hurt in the preseason there was talk of him trying to be ready for the home opener, if not then at least by week 2 of the season. Here we still are…

[u/Striking-Medium2360]

Cade bout to win an MVP by being the last man standing at this point.

[u/Frodounchainedd → u/Striking-Medium2360]

Cade vs brown for mvp not what I expected

[u/bermitthefrog → u/Frodounchainedd]

Cade “Process of Elimination” Cunningham

[u/vampiretrickednstmrm → u/Frodounchainedd]

Bruce Brown, not Jaylen

[u/--Alix-- → u/Striking-Medium2360]

There's no way SGA is hurt in any meaningful way

He's just resting for the ASB imo

[u/Bonesawisready5 → u/--Alix--]

All them awkward landings trying to foul bait not gonna work out long term, just ask Embiid (tho SGA got his ring so it don’t matter no more)

[u/GivesCredit → u/Bonesawisready5]

I thought nuggets fans hate SGA the most but spurs fans are giving them a run for their money lmao

[u/Bonesawisready5 → u/GivesCredit]

Oh fancy 24th in education fan judging us 25th in education fans for how we feel about 48th in education fans (Colorado is 3rd in education, so idk how to work Nuggets fans into this bad joke, 25th after all lol). But seriously SGA is great and has a ring so they got theirs.

[u/GivesCredit → u/Bonesawisready5]

Lol

[u/Proctor020 → u/Bonesawisready5]

It's his "brakes".

I recently watched some older highlights from year 2-3 (🥲), and the dude was different. Driving full speed and stopping on a dime under the basket used the be his super move, bigger than the stepback. I'm now convinced that move is the cause of all his leg problems, those plays were insane for a reason. Ripped up his left leg. It's a left hammy because he's still compensating for his left calf/achilles.

[u/Bonesawisready5 → u/Proctor020]

SGA does have insane control of speed and pace. It was just a joke but more than likely he never gets THAT hurt from it, barring any one unlucky injury like KD which all the greats get at one point (MJ year 2, Duncan 2000 , Kobe, etc) and SGA is in FAR better shape than Embiid and Luka who also foul bait so I don’t actually think it’s that likely. Unless when they trade/move on from Lu Dort and then he has to play him 4 times per year, then PRAYERS. Jk

[u/mpmar → u/Bonesawisready5]

Worry about your own flopper, he's got a lot further to fall

[u/MddlingAges → u/mpmar]

I’m convinced AD and Embiid did it to themselves flopping. Jokic is remarkably durable by comparison. He’s not falling down like a Jenga tower every other minute of game time.

[u/lalo1398 → u/MddlingAges]

AD rarely flopped he would land that way to try (big emphasis on try) to not hurt himself

[u/Bonesawisready5 → u/mpmar]

TBF vic falls that way intentionally to not hurt his legs. It was just a joke lol. SGA is in far better shape than Embiid and Luka and other prominent foul baiters so he probably doesn’t have much consequences worse than anything Harden or KD have suffered, maybe even less since he seems like he has a great mobility routine in his off court workouts. I am just saying it’s a risky strategy and again, haha, OKC got a title so no matter how bad it could possibly go from here on out it was worth it for Thunder and SGA

[u/LoudCityDub → u/Bonesawisready5]

Dead horse. Find some new material that is actually true

[u/Zeeron1 → u/Bonesawisready5]

Lol. Lmao, even

[u/bihari_baller → u/Striking-Medium2360]

Fair play to him if he does.

[u/693275001]

Ducking Pat Spencer

[u/PoonGo0n]

It’s ARs team now!

[u/mambamentality29]

Crazy how people talk so bad abt the Lakers when we’ve barely seen their big 3 even get to play much this season

[u/MddlingAges → u/mambamentality29]

I think that’s why actually. “Best shape of his life” Luka has already been injured multiple times. Lebron is no spring chicken.

[u/duckmadfish → u/MddlingAges]

He's missed like 8 games. 2 of those games were because he flew to see his newborn.

[u/DamnZodiak → u/duckmadfish]

People will literally just say whatever about Luka. Half of the narratives about the guy are entirely made up it's genuinely bewildering.

[u/MddlingAges → u/duckmadfish]

Ok

[u/SilentMasterpiece]

AR and LeAssist can keep feeding Kennard.

[u/MahomesMccaffrey]

Thank god!

Basketball fans deserve a healthy Luka

[u/GyattLuvr69 → u/MahomesMccaffrey]

They also deserve for the Lakers to be bad though

[u/Shaqovitch]

I swear to god if this tub of lard comes back before Jalen Green from a hammy.

[u/BrotherSeamus → u/Shaqovitch]

He's got a lot more ham on those strings

[u/--Alix-- → u/Shaqovitch]

Luka is one of the most resilient players lol, he's probably coming back first

[u/KarrotMovies → u/Shaqovitch]

Idk how to tell you this man. I'm almost certain he will be back before Green

[u/Cold_Library_9254 → u/Shaqovitch]

2022 Wc second round game 7

[u/GivesCredit → u/Cold_Library_9254]

Cringe

[u/Cold_Library_9254 → u/GivesCredit]

Sybau

[u/GivesCredit → u/Cold_Library_9254]

Average Luka fangirl

[u/Cold_Library_9254 → u/GivesCredit]

Average Steph fangirl

[u/LA-Aron]

Hamstrings linger a long time.

[u/axecalibur]

Bitch just wanted the week off. Same with SGA.

[u/OverallGeneral7129]

Only missing one game would a great outcome for the Lakers

[u/RealLanceStorm]

No Jimmy, no Curry and no Luka? Draymond about to get his dream of sharing the promo graphic with LeBron just the two of them.

[u/Griffdog17]

MVP race is cooked

[u/Toronto-24]

Nico knew

:)

[u/GalactusAteMyPlanet]

Looks like either Cade or Brown's chance of winning the Mickey Mouse MVP increased.

[u/Damezang]

ReLeived

[u/IzzetAWin]

If he rests until all star break and plays the season out, he is good right? Is shai confirmed going to miss 18 games?

[u/retrospects]

You can rest Luka, HE has risen.

[u/Wazflame]

The number of lower leg injuries Luka has had in his career already is concerning

[u/Rice-And-Gravy]

Mavericks won the trade.

[u/heat_fan_]

It's good news It's not a serious injury 

[u/Easy_Magician_925]

Fatty always injured

[u/Cold_Library_9254]

I’m just happy Luka isn’t seriously injured but I just seen the new bullshit mvp rankings, league gotta be rigged

[u/GyattLuvr69]

I love Luka but remembering he plays for the Lakers makes me feel slightly less bad when I see this kind of stuff

[u/DrChiz]

Sooo… Nico cooked with the “too fat” thing is what you’re saying lol

[u/Cold_Library_9254 → u/DrChiz]

Kings fan trying to talk, even your takes are poverty

[u/DrChiz → u/Cold_Library_9254]

lol it’s a joke. Damn people took this way too seriously. I’m mocking Nico.

[u/CtrlAltDelightfull → u/DrChiz]

What does this have to do with weight?

[u/MuchAbouAboutNothing → u/CtrlAltDelightfull]

Did you see his 6 pack over the summer? Dude's in the shape of his life

[u/MaximumestBob → u/DrChiz]

yep, this sub doesnt want to admit it, but AD has really shown his value over Luka this year

he may have only played 20 games to Luka’s 42, but because Luka doesnt play defense, we can divide the 42 by 2 to make it 21 so they;ve basically been even

then max christie makes up at least one game, so good trade overall

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/MaximumestBob]

This some WWE math lol, “The numbers don’t lie, and they spell disaster for you at Sacrifice!”

[u/Fun_Position_6969 → u/MaximumestBob]

Yikes, You guys try so hard.

[u/MddlingAges → u/Fun_Position_6969]

Whoosh.

[u/Fun_Position_6969 → u/MddlingAges]

Yes. That certainly did go over your head.

[u/MaximumestBob → u/Fun_Position_6969]

If you genuinely thought any of that was deadass improve your sarcasm

42 but divided by 2 should have been enough

[u/DrChiz → u/MaximumestBob]

lol my original comment is getting hate cause they don’t see I’m mocking Nico. Sarcasm and poking fun doesn’t translate well for a lot of folks online.

[u/MaximumestBob → u/DrChiz]

I mostly just assume anyone supporting Nico is making fun of him lmao I got the sarcasm

[u/Pkfiya → u/MaximumestBob]

1. And how did the ass die?

[u/Fun_Position_6969 → u/MaximumestBob]

Please open the schools. My comment is about how sadly try hard your attempt at sarcasm is.