When is Luka Doncic coming back? Injury update for Thunder-Lakers Game 3
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been out since April 2. When will he come back?
The Los Angeles Lakers aren't getting Luka Doncic back as they head back home down 0-2 in their conference semifinal series with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder . Doncic has been out since April 2 with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, which he suffered against the Thunder during the final days of the regular season. The Lakers have been without their leading scorer all throughout the playoffs.
Doncic, who averaged 33. 5 points and 8. 3 assists per game in the 2025-26 regular season, was ruled out of Game 3 in Los Angeles against the Thunder as he continues to nurse the injury and heal, according to the league's injury report as of 1 a.
m. ET Saturday. He missed the entire first round, where the Lakers handled the Houston Rockets in six games.
Facing the defending champs, they need Doncic. "It's very frustrating," Doncic said after a May 6 practice. "I hope people understand how frustrating it is.