Much has been made about Luka Doncic's physical transformation this offseason. On Saturday, he provided another glimpse of how his game will look for the Lakers' 2025-26 season.
Doncic is overseas playing in EuroBasket for Slovenia, and Saturday's matchup came against a Kristaps Porzingis-led Latvia squad. The star point guard looked as sharp as ever in his minutes, posting 26 points in the first half alone. However, concern for Doncic also followed.
He exited the Slovenia vs. Latvia matchup in the second half with an injury after a teammate landed on him under the basket.
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Here's the latest on Doncic's injury in EuroBasket and whether it could cause him to miss any significant time.
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Luka Doncic injury update
Doncic left Saturday's EuroBasket game against Latvia with an apparent injury after limping off the court. It came after a teammate landed on his legs while attempting to protect the rim on a defensive play, as Doncic crashed onto the ground hard.
He was able to limp back to the locker room under his own power.
https://t.co/hFgyl6e3x7 pic.twitter.com/4KdTZvjgAz
— Luka Updates (@LukaUpdates) August 16, 2025
Here's another angle of the play where Doncic got hurt:
Here was the play pic.twitter.com/E4vZRmmKfZ
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) August 16, 2025
While Doncic does have a history of some injury issues, especially to his legs, multiple reports indicated that he avoided any serious injuries on Saturday. Marc Stein reported that Doncic's injury is a "right knee contusion," which should not be considered serious.
Doncic returned to the Slovenia bench following the injury, another sign that he was taken out as a precaution and should be fine moving forward:
Luka Doncic back on the bench. pic.twitter.com/wcx23mf66y
— Ryan Rueda (@iDude14) August 16, 2025
The Lakers star is expected to return to practice on Monday, Slovenia’s basketball federation announced. but his status for Tuesday's game against Great Britain is TBD.
Luka Dončić is scheduled to be back at practice Monday, Slovenia’s basketball federation (@kzs_si) has announced, with his official status still TBD for Tuesday’s @EuroBasket warmup game at home against Great Britain.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 17, 2025
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Luka Doncic stats today
Doncic was initially cruising in his overseas action on Saturday, scoring 15 points in the first quarter, then another 11 in the second quarter. With the reported improvements to his conditioning this summer, the Lakers star appeared to be at his best.
Luka is COOKING. pic.twitter.com/daaxeCj95y
— Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) August 16, 2025
In total, Doncic reportedly posted 26 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals in the first half alone prior to his injury issue. All things told, he looked every bit of a superstar who is entering a pivotal NBA season.
Luka Doncic is on a mission versus Latvia and Kristaps Porzingis 🤯🇸🇮 #EuroBasket
— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) August 16, 2025
26 PTS
4 REB
5 AST
2 STL
17 MIN IN THE FIRST HALF! pic.twitter.com/jWwnTp7rOZ
Doncic even added a nice defensive series into his highlights from Saturday's game:
Luka playing lock-down defense today. 🔒 pic.twitter.com/B5UAYfY2Xe
— Luka Updates (@LukaUpdates) August 16, 2025