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How Much Risk Should the Lakers Accept With Luka Dončić's Push to Return?
The Lakers are in dire straits right now, no question.
And to his credit, Luka Dončić crossed an ocean to try and get back to help give them a chance in the postseason. But even with the cutting edge treatments available to him in Europe, there is still a recovery period required for his injured hamstring, and a risk of recurrence should he come back to fast. But how big a risk, exactly? And how big a risk is too big?
Especially if the Lakers slide to the fourth or fifth seed in the West, setting themselves up for a second round matchup against the Thunder?
On the one hand, a setback that…
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