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Lakers’ Luka Doncic admits injury concern that could keep him out of Hawks game
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The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night by a final score of 124-112. Luka Doncic led LA with 42 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals in the loss. After the game, the Lakers star made an injury admission, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
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"I was really uncertain for the game. Warming up, I felt something," Doncic told reporters . "So, just trying to get warm… Tomorrow, we will see when I wake up."
Doncic also confirmed the injury is in the inner thigh/groin area.
"Yeah, it's somewhere in there."
The Lakers are now just 4-6 over their past 10 games. LA is fifth in the Western Conference with a 23-14 record. The team is not playing their best basketball at the moment, but there is reason to believe they can get back on track.
Doncic has continued to play at a high level . The 26-year-old guard leads the league with a 33.6 points per game scoring average. He is also getting the job done in other facets of the game as evidenced by his 8.7 assists, 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest averages.
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However, Luka is shooting just 32 percent from beyond the arc. He is finding the bottom of the net at a 46.5 percent rate from the field, however. Doncic is playing his way into the MVP conversation once again.
As for the Lakers, they will attempt to jump back into the win column on Tuesday night in the second of a back-to-back against the Atlanta Hawks . Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 PM EST in Los Angeles .
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