Lakers Make Luka Doncic Move Before Nuggets Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Feb 22, 2025 7:49 PM ET

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to play Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

The Lakers enter the matchup as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference standings with a 33-21 record, having won a recent matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Entering the matchup against Denver, the status of Doncic and star forward LeBron James were up in the air, but a recent report revealed their final injury designation.

According to Jovan Buha from the Athletic, Doncic and James are both available for the matchup against the Nuggets.

Doncic missed the previous game for the Lakers, a 110-102 victory over the Blazers, due to injury management.

So far this season, Doncic has averaged 26.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game. He began the season with the Dallas Mavericks but was ultimately dealt to the Lakers in one of the biggest NBA trade deadline moves in league history.

Doncic was traded to the Lakers in a deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Mavericks, as well as draft compensation and Jalen Hood-Schifino to the Utah Jazz.

Los Angeles will now prepare for a matchup against the Nuggets, who defeated the Lakers in last year's first-round playoff series.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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