Luka Doncic's season for Lakers had the most ironic ending

TL;DR

Luka Doncic's season with the Lakers ended ironically as they faced the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite a player from the Doncic trade, Maxi Kleber, being on the court, the Lakers were swept and Doncic finished the season in street clothes.

Key points

Luka Doncic ended the season in street clothes
Maxi Kleber played in the Lakers' final game
Lakers were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder

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The Los Angeles Lakers had a player from the Luka Doncic trade on the court in crunch time as they tried to prolong their season against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The problem is that it wasn't Luka. It was Maxi Kleber, seemingly in the game out of nowhere to set a screen. In the end, L.A. didn't have enough, OKC completed its sweep, and Doncic ended the campaign in street clothes.

The layers of irony were stacked upon each other as this season came for an end for Luka, with Kleber serving a bit as the ironic cherry on top.

Doncic's health is the big thing, of course. He appeared on the cover of Men's Health magazine in the offseason.

After being shockingly traded by the Dallas Mavericks, Doncic seemed motivated to get his body into better shape, and he seemingly did so. That didn't stop the hamstring strain that turned out to have ended his season prematurely.