Report: Luka Dončić diagnosed with knee contusion, not believed to be serious

After an injury scare on Saturday, it appears Luka Doncic and the Lakers dodged a bullet.During Slovenias warm-up game against Latvia, Luka exited the game early in the second half after having a teammate fall into his legs.

Initially, the injury looked to be serious as Luka hopped off the court without putting weight on his leg.

Eventually, he limped off the court and eased some worries by walking around without a limp or ice on his knee after the final buzzer.Following the game, both longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein and Dan Woike of The Athletic reported that Luka had avoided any serious injury and would remain with the team.Luka Doncic has been diagnosed with a right knee contusion, sources briefed on the situation tell @TheSteinLine, but the injury he sustained today with Slovenias national team is not believed to be serious.

Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) August 16, 2025A source tells me Luka Doncic escaped today without any significant injury and will remain with the Slovenian national team and continue to compete in EuroBasket this summer.

Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) August 16, 2025Slovenia will return to the court on Tuesday when they play against Great Britain.

Then, they will wrap up their exhibition games on Thursday against Serbia.Its unclear if Luka will be limited in either of those contests.

After the game, he looked to be walking around fine and may have been even campaigning to get back into the game on Saturday, both of which are good signs.Lukas availability in either of those games will be a sign of just how healthy he is.

Ironically, Saturday was the first game for Luka during these warm-up contests that he did not have a minutes restriction.This is a bit of guessing, but I wouldnt be surprised if that minutes restriction returns just to limit the amount of time Luka is on the court and making sure hes available for EuroBasket, which will start on Aug.

28.The good news, though, is that there is still a EuroBasket to project for Luka as he appears to have avoided injury.You can follow Jacob on Twitter at @JacobRude or on Bluesky at @jacobrude.bsky.social..

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