Luka Dončić's strained hamstring will be re-evaluated before Lakers' NBA playoff series begins; Austin Reaves expected to be out until May
Dončić and Reaves are expected to miss the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round NBA playoff series versus the Houston Rockets.
The Los Angeles Lakers are expecting to be without star guards Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves for their first-round NBA playoff series versus the Houston Rockets. Dončić will return to the United States this week and be re-evaluated by team doctors after receiving treatment overseas for his strained left hamstring, according to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. “He spent the last week in Spain, from my understanding,” Charania said on Monday’s “The Pat McAfee Show.
” “He underwent multiple injection treatments in that hamstring to see if it could promote quick healing. Can it expedite a return? ” “My understanding is that he’ll be back in the states on Tuesday and they’re gonna re-evaluate him,” he added.
Shams on Luka: "He spent the last week in Spain from my understanding, the majority of time in Spain, he underwent multiple injection treatments in that hamstring. My understanding is he'll be back in the states on Tuesday and they're gonna reevaluate him" On Austin: "The… pic. twitter.
com/lIiLXz9m45 — Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) April 13, 2026 Dončić reportedly went to Spain for treatment on what was diagnosed as a Grade 2 hamstring strain just over a week ago . The fourth-seeded Lakers begin their first-round NBA playoff series versus the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, with Game 1 scheduled for Saturday night. Times for the remaining games of the series have yet to be determined.