Luka Dončić’s beginnings with Los Angeles Lakers could come on Saturday, and ESPN plans to be ready for this.
Lakers’ head coach JJ Redick told journalists on Wednesday that the newly acquired superstar of the team, who is currently recovering from a calf injury, could be allowed to play on Saturday, According to Los Angeles Times. If Saturday does not work, hope would be that it be ready on Monday.
Dončić has already started to practice with the team, participating in a scrum 5 against 5 Wednesday. He also joined the Lakers on the bench during their victory on Tuesday against the Clippers of Los Angeles.
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“We simply assess it day by day. We hope to recover it in the next games, “said Redick after training. “He was a participant. We just had a contactless practice today. But we had a good job for about 45 minutes. And he will have a ready game for the stay at some point. And in the next two days, Thursday, Friday, it will have more opportunities to play basketball live. And then we will make a decision on Saturday. If it’s not on Saturday, I hope it’s Monday. “”
Despite the possibility that Dončić is not ready, ESPN bent down the Lakers match against the Indiana Pacers on his broadcasting calendar on Saturday, struck a match between the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz.
Dončić did not appear in a match since Christmas day, when he suffered a calf injury against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Mavericks have been 8-12 since then.
The Luka Dončić era of Lakers is about to start
The Lakers acquired Dončić in the most shocking trade in the history of the NBA on Saturday. In exchange for Anthony Davis, who won a championship with the Lakers in 2020, as well as Max Christie and a first -round choice, Los Angeles acquired a player who made five consecutive teams from the NBA, has just reached his First NBA final and is on a fame of renowned temple at 25.
There was no prior indication that the trade arrived – for one of the players involved. Dončić was polite during his introductory press conference with the Lakers on Tuesday, but was whispered to be both heartbroken And bubbling On the sequence of events that took him out of Dallas. The Mavericks defended trade by emphasizing the defensive upgrade that Davis brings and their long -term concerns concerning the packaging and the next Dončić Supermax contract.
For Los Angeles, the trade leaves Dončić like the long -term face of the Lakers while LeBron James ventures further in the bad side of 40 – and perhaps the free agency this offseason. Trade has been widely assessed as a coup for Lakers, and they are on the right track to show their new star next week.
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