{"id":1921340,"date":"2026-05-06T19:07:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921340"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:07:33","slug":"luka-doncics-presence-at-lakers-practice-inspires-optimism-while-he-dispels-spain-trip-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921340","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic&#8217;s presence at Lakers practice inspires optimism, while he dispels Spain trip rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/17402620865084.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet 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ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"Luka Doncic hasn't played for the Los Angeles Lakers since suffering a Grade 2 hamstring strain on April 2.\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/17402620865084.jpeg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Luka Doncic hasn&#8217;t played for the Los Angeles Lakers since suffering a Grade 2 hamstring strain on April 2.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                MATIAS WODNER\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-social\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:07:33Z\">                            06\/05\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>14:07<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  ue-c-article__share-tools--direction-column js_socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Compartir art\u00edculo en Redes Sociales\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--facebook\"><span 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class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">NBA.\u00a0 <\/span>Shaquille O&#8217;Neal&#8217;s insane investment in 1999 that grew 660% and solidified his business accumen<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">NBA.\u00a0 <\/span>Why Victor Wembanyama isn&#8217;t the same as other young NBA players, according to Rudy Gobert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">The <strong>Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong> were on Cloud 9 after the first round of the <strong>NBA Playoffs<\/strong>. Despite not having <strong>Luka Doncic<\/strong> &#8211; and <strong>Austin Reaves<\/strong> for half of the series &#8211; at their disposal, the Lakers dispatched the <strong>Houston Rockets<\/strong> and began to look like title contenders; so long as Doncic would return.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">News on Doncic wasn&#8217;t exactly inspiring. <strong>ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania<\/strong> reported that the team is taking the &#8220;slow path&#8221; with Doncic, which essentially ruled him out for the early portion of the team&#8217;s second round series against the <strong>Oklahoma City Thunder<\/strong>. Despite that, footage surfaced of <strong>Doncic shooting around at Lakers practice on Monday<\/strong>, sparking positivity among the franchise&#8217;s fanbase.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\">\n<div id=\"player_bf4924ff3974fe7ef96a0cb7_xa488hq\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves share funny off-court moment<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Luka Doncic has returned to practice, but no contact just yet<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Doncic looked relatively good, but head coach <strong>JJ Redick still admitted there was &#8220;no update&#8221;<\/strong> on the player&#8217;s status going forward. On Wednesday, following the team&#8217;s opening loss to the Thunder, <strong>Doncic spoke to the media for the first time in a while<\/strong>. He gave his own update, which contained both good and bad news.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>I&#8217;m just doing everything I can. Every day I&#8217;m doing stuff I&#8217;m supposed to do. The doctor said eight weeks at the beginning of the first MRI. So just going day-by-day and I feel better every day<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Luka Doncic explains why he spent extra long in Spain instead of being with Lakers<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Doncic also answered questions about his trip to Spain, which has been the subject of scrutiny thanks to <strong>ESPN&#8217;s Brian Windhorst<\/strong>. <strong>Windhorst made it seem like Doncic only went to take some time off and have a short vacation<\/strong>, instead of actually rehabbing.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">As it turns out, &#8220;<strong>Spain is well known for their stem cell\/PRP treatments<\/strong>&#8220;, according to Slovenian basketball analyst <strong>Matej Petek<\/strong>. Doncic was adamant that that&#8217;s the exact reason he was in Spain for so long.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>I went to Spain to do PRP. Obviously, everybody knows that Spain, they&#8217;re one of the best countries to do that. I know and trusts lots of people from Spain I used to work with before. Why I was in Spain so long is because I needed four days in between every shot. So I did it four times. 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