LOS ANGELES -- Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks as he continues to manage a sprained right ankle.
The Bucks game is the second night of a back-to-back for L.A., after the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Wednesday. Doncic played on the ankle, pouring in 31 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 32 minutes.
Thursday also marks the end of a taxing stretch of the schedule during which L.A. will have played six games in eight days -- the only team in the NBA this season to play that many games in so few days due to a makeup game against the San Antonio Spurs that was postponed from January because of the L.