Lakers PG Luka Doncic (ankle, calf) out vs. Nuggets

Field Level Media
15 Mar 2025, 02:05 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images)

Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Luka Doncic will sit out Friday's road game against the Denver Nuggets with a sprained right ankle and his lingering left calf ailment.

Doncic scored 45 points in Thursday's 126-106 road loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. That was his high scoring output in 13 games since the trade to the Lakers and equaled his season best, first reached while with the Dallas Mavericks against the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 15.

Doncic has scored 30 or more points in five of his last seven games. He is averaging 26.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists since joining Los Angeles.

The Lakers also listed Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle) and Gabe Vincent (left knee) as doubtful.

LeBron James (left groin) remains out and isn't with the Lakers, who have lost three straight games.

Los Angeles (40-24) resides in fourth place in the Western Conference, one game behind the Nuggets (42-24) and Memphis Grizzlies.

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets is probable while dealing with elbow and ankle ailments.

--Field Level Media

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Herald Globe.

More Information

null in null

International

Section

New York fires 2,000 prison guards after wildcat strike

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return after strike

ALBANY, New York: New York fired over 2,000 prison guards this week for not returning to work after a weeks-long strike that disrupted...

China hits Canadian agriculture with tariffs in trade retaliation

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

BEIJING, China: China has announced new tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products in retaliation for Canada's recent duties...

One dead, three injured as RV flips in Texas storm

Severe Texas storm flips an RV, killing 1 and injuring a family

ENNIS, Texas: A man died, and three of his family members were injured when their RV flipped several times during a strong storm at...

Man not the product of evolution, world-acclaimed naturalist argued

How Dr James Bell Pettigrew became spellbound about spirals

One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping street...

Fighter jets intercept plane near Trump’s Florida home

USAF jets intercept aircraft flying in restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: Air Force fighter jets have stopped a civilian plane that entered restricted airspace near Donald Trump's...

US farmers face bankruptcy, economic uncertainty due to USDA freeze

Farmers put plans, investments on hold under USDA spending freeze

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, D.C.: Farmers and food groups across the U.S. are laying off workers, stopping investments, and struggling to get...

Sports

Section