Lakers superstar Luka Dončić suffers season-ending injury

The Los Angeles Lakers' title hopes conscionable took a awesome hit.

NBA scoring leader Luka Dončić will miss nan remainder of nan regular play pinch a Grade 2 strain of his near hamstring, nan squad announced Friday.

It's unclear what his position is for nan postseason.

Dončić was nan main logic nan Lakers climbed into nan 3rd spot successful nan Western Conference standings. But an wounded to his limb during Los Angeles’ blowout loss successful Oklahoma City Thursday has taken that each distant aft an MRI exam revealed nan severity of nan strain.

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Lakers coach JJ Redick said Dončić was injured successful nan first half against nan Thunder but was cleared to return to nan crippled while his squad was getting plastered by nan defending NBA champion Thunder. 

Dončić lasted only astir 4 minutes earlier he spun, stopped and went down connected nan tribunal successful pain, starring to his departure.

Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Dončić controls nan shot against nan Orlando Magic successful nan first 4th astatine Kia Center March 21, 2026. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

The Lakers acquired Dončić successful a astonishing and arguable waste and acquisition successful February 2025, erstwhile nan Dallas Mavericks sent nan Latvian superstar, on pinch Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to LA successful speech for 31-year-old Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick. The move near galore fans and pundits puzzled, believing nan waste and acquisition was lopsided successful favour of nan Lakers.

The Pacific Division champion Lakers (50-27) person conscionable 5 games near earlier nan postseason, starting Sunday astatine Dallas.

Grade 2 hamstring strains sometimes require respective weeks of recovery, but Dončić besides has anterior acquisition pinch hamstring issues. He missed 4 games correct earlier nan All-Star break pinch different near hamstring strain but returned to nan lineup aft nan break.

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Guard Luka Dončić of nan Los Angeles Lakers reacts aft a foul telephone successful nan first half against nan Los Angeles Clippers astatine Crypto.com Arena successful Los Angeles Nov. 25, 2025. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News/Getty Images)

Dončić is putting up spectacular numbers successful his first afloat play pinch nan Lakers, who acquired nan Slovenian superstar from nan Mavericks past season. 

He is averaging 33.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds per crippled for Los Angeles, and he was named nan NBA’s Western Conference subordinate of nan period for March aft racking up 13 consecutive 30-point performances, including 7 40-point games, a 51-point barrage against Chicago and a 60-point masterclass successful Miami.

Dončić scored 600 points successful March, becoming only nan 10th subordinate successful NBA history to deed that people successful a azygous month. While LeBron James and Austin Reaves person besides played good down nan stretch, nan Lakers dangle connected Dončić, who either scored aliases assisted connected 58% of their full points successful March.

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Los Angeles Lakers defender Luka Dončić controls nan shot against nan Atlanta Hawks during nan first half astatine State Farm Arena successful Atlanta Nov. 8, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

The Lakers’ regular-season finale is adjacent Sunday, April 12, at location against Utah. Their first-round playoff bid is expected to commencement nan pursuing weekend.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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