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Luka Doncic suffers scare in EuroBasket exhibition

Originally posted on Ball Exclusives | By Titan Frey | Last updated Aug 17, 2025 10:52 AM ET

Los Angeles Lakers fans were holding their breath yesterday. The reason was that superstar Luka Doncic was injured during a EuroBasket warm-up exhibition game.

While playing for Slovenia, Doncic was on a roll, scoring 15 points in the first quarter.

Luka is COOKING. pic.twitter.com/daaxeCj95y

— Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) August 16, 2025

Doncic continued his hot streak in the second quarter, taking a stat line of 26 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals into halftime. In the third quarter, Doncic’s teammate would fall into him, causing Doncic to get up limping, while asking to be taken out of the game.

https://t.co/hFgyl6e3x7 pic.twitter.com/4KdTZvjgAz

— Luka Updates (@LukaUpdates) August 16, 2025

Doncic would not return and Lakers fans wondered how serious the injury was. Luckily, reports have come out stating the injury is not serious.

Luka sustained a right knee contusion today while playing with Slovenia’s national team, but the injury is ‘not believed to be serious’, per @TheSteinLine

He will remain with the team to compete in EuroBasket this summer. pic.twitter.com/bOZSWQ1enz

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 16, 2025

Slovenia’s EuroBasket opener against Poland begins on August 28. It’s unclear if Doncic will play as of now.

This article first appeared on Ball Exclusives and was syndicated with permission.

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