{"id":238420,"date":"2026-04-14T12:36:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/lakers-get-crucial-luka-doncic-austin-reaves-injury-updates-ahead-of-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:36:38","slug":"lakers-get-crucial-luka-doncic-austin-reaves-injury-updates-ahead-of-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/lakers-get-crucial-luka-doncic-austin-reaves-injury-updates-ahead-of-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers get crucial Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves injury updates ahead of playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When it rains, it pours for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/los_angeles_lakers\/89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>JJ Redick&#8217;s team was trending up at the right time before disaster struck. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/luka_doncic\/548309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luka Doncic<\/a> suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/austin_reaves\/592508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin Reaves<\/a> suffered a Grade 2 oblique sprain in the span of 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>They missed the final stretch of the regular season, and their status for the first-round matchup against the Houston Rockets is up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN insider Shams Charania recently revealed more info on their statuses.<\/p>\n<h2>Luka Doncic still has a chance to play in the first round<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;The expectations around the Lakers are that they will both be out to start the first round this weekend,&#8221; Charania <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/2043740806247330165\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> on &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Doncic left the country to seek alternative treatment and potentially propel a quicker return to action. As for Reaves, chances are that he won&#8217;t play in the first round at all.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Luka Doncic spent the last week in Spain &#8230; and he underwent multiple injection treatments in that hamstring,&#8221; Charania added. &#8220;&#8230;My understanding is he will back in the states on Tuesday and they\u2019re going to re-evaluate him. Austin Reaves, he\u2019s out for the majority of this first-round series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Lakers held on to secure the third seed, but they&#8217;ll face a tough, physical Rockets team that could make life difficult in the paint for LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p>Expecting the 41-year-old to do all the heavy lifting might not be realistic, even though he closed out the regular season on a high note.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if he can hold down the fort and secure at least one win in the first three games, they might still have a chance to avoid an upset if Doncic returns at some point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/lakers_get_crucial_luka_doncic_austin_reaves_injury_updates_ahead_of_playoffs\/s1_13132_43723803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it rains, it pours for the Los Angeles Lakers. JJ Redick&#8217;s team was trending up at the right time before disaster struck. Luka Doncic suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain, and Austin Reaves suffered a Grade 2 oblique sprain in the span of 24 hours. 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