When Will Luka Doncic Return to Action? Insider Drops Update on Slovenia Star’s Knee Injury

Lakers fans held their breath on Friday as Luka Doncic went down with a knee injury during Slovenia’s EuroBasket tune-up. The star guard collided with a teammate while defending the paint, immediately grabbing his knee in pain. It led to not only concern from the Slovenia bench, but would also have meant the same for Lakers supporters.

Luckily, the worst-case scenario was avoided. Doncic was diagnosed with a right knee contusion, painful, yes, but nothing serious. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, there’s already progress, “Luka Dončić is scheduled to be back at practice Monday, Slovenia’s basketball federation (@kzs_si) has announced, with his official status still TBD for Tuesday’s @EuroBasket warmup game at home against Great Britain.” — @TheSteinLine

Luka’s injury won’t impact his NBA availability, and Slovenia may still have their MVP for EuroBasket’s Aug. 28 opener. While this contusion could linger, and he might miss another warmup. But as long as he’s healthy for the tournament, and the NBA season, both Slovenia and Los Angeles can exhale. Doncic is bruised, not broken, and he’s still the heart of two countries’ basketball hopes.

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