Luka Doncic brought huge fear to the entire NBA world as the Lakers and the Clippers headed to the locker room halfway through.
After hitting his knee with Clippers guard Kris Dunn, the fresh Lakers star can be seen holding his right LED/hip.
Luka Doncic heads to the locker room and grabs his right hip/upper leg area 😬 pic.twitter.com/fgzdozmmen
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The group announced on Monday that Luka’s game against the Pelicans on a right knee bruise is questionable.
Doncic tried to downplay the issue after the win, where he scored 29 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.
“I think it's in the fall,” said the five-time All-Star. “A little tight. But then I knelt on my knees. I played for the third time in a row at the same location, so I struggled on my right leg. But I'm fine.”
When Doncic was on the court, the Lakers beat the Clippers with 19 points, and Redick liked what he saw from the Slovenian star.
“He was able to make the right game when we needed a bucket when we needed him sometimes when he was drawing a second and third guard – minus six turnovers. But he did a great job tonight,” Reddick told reporters. “Again, that's that competitive spirit. But it's just something – maybe it's a demon in the heart, I don't know – but it comes out and when we do that, it's great for us.”
Lakers guard Gabe Vincent compared Luka's performance to an anime character due to injury to Austin Reaves.
“There's a super Saiyan in your corner due to the lack of better words,” Vincent said. “It's fun to make great drama, hit the ball. It can bring a lot of life to us, and we've always created a lot of energy on defense. And, when he gets offensively hot, we feel we can't stop in that.”
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