
Durant out for Game 1 vs. Lakers with knee inury
Kevin Durant will miss Game 1 against the Lakers due to a knee injury.
Luka Doncic will not play in the Lakers' playoff opener against the Houston Rockets. His absence raises concerns about the team's sustainability without their star players.
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The Los Angeles Lakers begin their playoff journey on Saturday against the Houston Rockets.
They'll be doing it without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. This is the LeBron James show until proven otherwise.
James has turned back the clock and is playing fantastic basketball without the stars alongside him, but it's not a sustainable strategy for the Lakers if they want to make the deepest possible postseason run.
Doncic, in particular, has already proven in his career he can carry a team (the Dallas Mavericks) to the NBA Finals.
Will he get the chance to do that this year for the Lakers? It'll depend in large part on whether he can return to the court.
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There has been speculation that Doncic could return late in the Lakers-Rockets series, but that's not something that L.A. has confirmed.
Lakers head coach has said that Doncic is out indefinitely.
There is currently no specific timeline for Luka Doncic's return to play.
Luka Doncic is not playing due to an unspecified injury.
The Lakers will rely heavily on LeBron James, but their chances for a deep postseason run are uncertain without Doncic.

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It's been reported that Doncic took a trip to Europe for additional treatment.
At the moment, though, it's anyone's guess.
Doncic has a Grade 2 hamstring strain, which when he got hurt was said to have a 4-to-6 week recovery.
He only got hurt earlier in April, so that would suggest he may not get back until the calendar turns to May.
The Lakers need him, so maybe he'll find a way to push himself onto the floor.