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Lakers’ Luka Doncic seeking treatment in Europe with hopes of expediting return

Nypost · · 543 words · By Khobi Price
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What to know about Lakers’ Luka Doncic seeking treatment in Europe with hopes of expediting return

DALLAS — Lakers star Luka Doncic will seek special medical treatment in Europe for his left hamstring strain with the hopes he’ll be able to return to the court quicker, his agency shared on Sunday night.

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What happened

DALLAS — Lakers star Luka Doncic will seek special medical treatment in Europe for his left hamstring strain with the hopes he’ll be able to return to the court quicker, his agency shared on Sunday night.

Why it matters

Bill Duffy of WME Basketball, who’s Doncic’s agent, first told ESPN the news after the Lakers’ 134-128 loss to the Mavericks, which was the Lakers’ first game since Doncic and fellow star guard Austin Reaves suffered their regular season-ending injuries…

Common ground

Doncic suffered the hamstring injury during the third quarter of the loss, with an MRI on Friday revealing a Grade 2 strain, which typically comes with a recovery timeline of 3-6 weeks.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Coach JJ Redick said internal medical data didn’t show any signs of overuse for Doncic or Reaves before their injuries”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm Coach JJ Redick's statement about medical data showing no overuse signs.
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Claim 2: “Three weeks from when Doncic suffered the hamstring injury was April 23, which would be around Games 3 or 4 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff matchup”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm the timeline or playoff series alignment mentioned in the claim.
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Claim 3: “The Lakers didn’t provide a timeline for Doncic’s expected return to the court”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm or deny whether the Lakers provided a return timeline for Luka Doncic.
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Claim 4: “Lakers star Luka Doncic will seek special medical treatment in Europe for his left hamstring strain”
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Wikipedia entries mention Luka Doncic's trade to the Lakers and family background, but none reference his alleged pursuit of special medical treatment in Europe for a hamstring strain. No corroborating evidence found in provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade was a National Basketball Association (NBA) trade made on the night of February 1–2, 2025, which saw Luka Dončić traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Dončić–Anthony_Davis_trad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saša Dončić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Дончић; born June 14, 1974) is a Serbian-Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as head coach of Ilirija in the Slovenian League.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saša_Dončić
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Claim 5: “Reaves was medically cleared before returning to the game”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm Austin Reaves' medical clearance before returning to play.
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Claim 6: “A timeline closer to 35 days, let alone six weeks, would likely take Doncic out of the Lakers’ entire first-round playoff series”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm or deny the impact of a 35-day recovery timeline on the Lakers' playoff series.
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Claim 7: “Bill Duffy of WME Basketball, who’s Doncic’s agent, first told ESPN the news after the Lakers’ 134-128 loss to the Mavericks”
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No evidence found in any searched sources (Wikipedia, web results, or cross-references) to confirm Bill Duffy's statement to ESPN about Doncic's treatment plans.
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Claim 8: “Doncic suffered the hamstring injury during the third quarter of the loss, with an MRI on Friday revealing a Grade 2 strain”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2025 NBA playoffs, Jalen Green, and Shaedon Sharpe contain no information about Luka Doncic's injury, MRI results, or injury timeline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a consensus five-star recruit and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalen_Green
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaedon Sharpe ( SHAY-dən; born May 30, 2003) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit ou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaedon_Sharpe
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Claim 9: “Both [Doncic and Reaves] grabbed at their respective injured areas during the first quarter of Thursday’s game but played through the third quarter”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm Doncic and Reaves' injury-related behavior during the game.
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Claim 10: “InStreetClothes, an NBA injury database run by certified athletic trainer Jeff Stotts, stated that the average time lost for the type of injury Doncic suffered is about 35 days”
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No evidence found in any searched sources to confirm InStreetClothes' reported average recovery time for Grade 2 hamstring strains.
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Claim 11: “The Lakers rely on tracking data and make adjustments when player metrics deviate from baseline standards”
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