Luka Doncic Will Not Play This Weekend In Lakers' Preseason Games - Beritaja

Lakers prima Luka Doncic will not play successful the team’s 2 preseason games this weekend, the squad announced aft its shoot-around Friday.

Doncic will beryllium retired against the Phoenix Suns connected Friday nighttime astatine Acrisure Arena successful Palm Desert and against the Golden State Warriors connected Sunday nighttime successful San Francisco.

The Lakers said it was a collaborative determination made pinch L.A.’s capacity squad because of his clip playing for the Slovenian nationalist squad successful the EuroBasket tourney this summer.

The Lakers said the scheme is to beryllium smart pinch Doncic successful the agelong word arsenic he ramps up for the regular play that opens Oct. 21 against the Warriors astatine Crypto.com Arena.

LeBron James, Marcus Smart (achilles tendinopathy), Maxi Kleber (quad) and rookie Aduo Thiero (knee) besides won’t play against the Suns.

Doncic played successful his past crippled pinch Slovenia about a period ago, a crippled successful which he scored 39 points but his squad was eliminated by Germany successful the EuroBasket quarterfinals.

After believe Thursday, Doncic talked about easing his way into training campy while getting fresh for the regular play aft playing astatine highest level for Slovenia.

“Yeah, evidently about apt return it a small spot slower than the usual,” Doncic said. “ I had a engaged summer. I deliberation month, month-and-a-half I was pinch nationalist team. So, it was benignant of a lot. But that sewage maine fresh for the preseason and evidently regular season. So, for me, I deliberation it really helps.”