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Luka Dončić: Grade II Hamstring Strain, Likely to Miss 1st Round of Playoffs
The news is in, and it's not good.
Luka Dončić has been diagnosed with a Grade II hamstring strain, and while the Lakers are only saying he's out the rest of the regular season, the reality is significantly more grim. Luka likely will need 3-6 weeks to get back from this one, at least. According to Jeff Stotts, the great NBA injury expert, the average recovery time for this type of thing is about 35 days. So even if Luka hits that, the Lakers are well into May and somewhere in the second round of the playoffs.
And the idea of divebombing into the postseason against San Antonio or OKC--…
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