Lakers’ Luka Dončić Receives Injury Update Ahead Of Friday’s Game

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić has been upgraded to questionable ahead of Friday’s NBA Cup matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. Dončić has been battling finger and leg injuries that have kept him out of the Lakers’ last three games.

In the two games that Luka has played, he’s been sensational, averaging 46.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 8.5 assists on 62.0 percent from the field.

A five-time First Team All-NBA selection, Dončić transformed his body this past offseason, with some reports claiming that Luka lost as much as 30 pounds.

The Lakers have upgraded Luka Dončić to questionable for Friday’s game at Memphis. pic.twitter.com/iiAADz01TZ

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 30, 2025

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported on Lakers head coach JJ Redick saying there is no set return date established for LeBron James (sciatica), and that Luka would hopefully be back in the “next couple of games.”

JJ Redick says there is no set return date in mind for LeBron James but the team is eyeing the second or third week of November as the general range. As for Luka Doncic, Redick said the team hopes to have him back sometime in the “next couple of games.”

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 30, 2025

Austin Reaves has been doing his part to hold down the fort with Luka and LeBron sidelined, but LA is anxious to get their franchise player back on the court.

Dončić has plagued by moderate durability issues throughout his career, having now missed 110 out of a possible 562 regular season games (19.6 percent).

A players must appear in 65 out of 82 regular season games to qualify for NBA end-of-season awards.