Luka Dončić Unlikely to Play Vs. OKC... and Is Game 2 the Biggest of Austin Reaves's Career?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · May 7, 2026 · 37m

Lakers fans hoping for a miracle got some disappointing news Wednesday when Luka Donćić met the media in Oklahoma City, and poured some cold water on the prospect of returning in this series. It's not gonna happen. Luka didn't say it explicitly, but made clear that the timeline for the injury when it happened was eight weeks. The hope was to speed it up with the PRP and fancy treatments, but it's the very start of week five.

That's simply not enough time. So no miracles.

Meanwhile, Jarred Vanderbilt isn't expected to play on Thursday with the gross , and now Luke Kennard is on the injury…