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Dave McMenamin

ESPN Staff Writer

Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.

Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.

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Apr 5, 2026, 10:56 PM ET

DALLAS -- Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will fly to Europe to seek specialized treatment on his Grade 2 left hamstring strain, his agent, Bill Duffy of WME Basketball, told ESPN on Sunday.

Doncic decided after consultation with Lakers doctors and his own medical team, after suffering the injury in Thursday's 134-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder .

Though Grade 2 hamstring strains typically involve a monthlong recovery process, Duffy said Doncic is motivated to return to the Lakers' lineup during the playoffs -- which is a shared goal for Austin Reaves , who is out because of a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury.

"Both those guys are going to try to come back, and it's our job to extend the season so that they can come back," Lakers…