Barring a major setback, the newly acquired Luka Dončić is expected to make his Los Angeles Lakers debut on Saturday, February 8th, against the Indiana Pacers. The last time Dončić played was on Christmas Day where he suffered a calf strain in a loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lakers vice president of basketball operations, Rob Pelinka, gave an update about the five-time All-Star.
“Our sports performance department is led by Dr. Leroy Sims,” Pelinka said. “Luka’s got trusted sports performance folks that’s going to become part of our family and Dr. Sims’ circle. They’re working together as we speak about a return-to-play plan.
“We have 5-on-5 scheduled tomorrow for Luka and we’re going to take it one day at a time just to make sure that the calf injury is at a good and safe place. So, I would truly say, at this point, he’s day-to-day. We’re going to take it one step at a time. But if all those days go well and Luka feels good and confident, he’ll be in a game soon.”
