In addition to another injury, Los Angeles Lakers Superstar Guard Luka Doncic will finally be able to play at full power without a minute restriction for the second half of the NBA season.
Luka Doncic will play back in his third game
Head coach JJ Redick van Lakers told reporters on Tuesday that Doncic will probably not have a minute restriction this week after the seven-year-old veteran made his debut with the Lakers before the All-Star break.
Doncic, who will be February 28 on February 28, will play back in his third game against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday evening, after an absence of 6 1/2 weeks due to a tense left calf suffered on Christmas while playing for the Dallas Mavericks.
Lakers -coach JJ Redick on Luka Doncic: “It will be fine. The extra five-six days of All-Star break was good for him. Tomorrow are his minutes. And I don’t think there will be limitations in the future. “
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“He will be fine,” Redick said reporters on Tuesday evening after the first training of the Lakers after the break. “Those extra five days of All-Star break was good for him. His minutes will be on [Wednesday]. And I don’t think there will be limitations in the future. “
The former First-Rounder played in the last two games of both Lakers before the All-Star break, but he only registered 47 minutes while the Lakers showed him back in the competition.
Lakers want to keep seven-game Home Win Streak alive
The Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the MAVS on 2 February in a blockbuster trade that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas. They also withdrew the trade in Mark Williams with the Hornets because the 7-footer had failed his physical.
LeBron James is mentioned as doubtful to face Charlotte after missing the last game before the All-Star break and was then out the event on Sunday, and ended his 20-year run of All-Star participation. The 40-year-old has to do with a painful left foot and ankle.
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The Lakers and Hornets come back from the break rather than all other NBA teams because they play a game that was moved last month because of the devastating forest fires in the Los Angeles area.
Los Angeles returns from the break with three games in three cities for four days and plays on Thursday in Portland and Denver on Saturday. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games.
