DENVER -- Luka Doncic will not play in the conclusion of the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game road trip Friday against the Denver Nuggets, the team announced, with the star guard managing a lingering left calf injury and a sprained right ankle.
Doncic joined a Lakers injury list already littered with names, as three starters in LeBron James (left groin strain), Rui Hachimura (left patellar tendinopathy) and Jaxson Hayes (right knee contusion) all left the trip early to undergo treatment back in L.A.
"Obviously, not there yet," Doncic said after scoring 45 points in the Lakers' loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday when asked if his play is meeting his expectations since being traded to L.