Luka Dončić is off the Los Angeles Lakers’ injury report for their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 9, one night after he sat out with low back tightness. He carries no designation for Monday and is available to play.
That is a quick turnaround. Dončić was ruled out of the Nov. 8 game against the Detroit Pistons, with Basketball-Reference’s injury table carrying the row “Out (Back)” dated Nov. 8. As of Nov. 9 he carries no designation at all, which is the cleanest status a player can have.
Neither the team nor a named reporter has said anything further about the back beyond the tightness itself, and nothing published describes the absence as precautionary on the record. The Lakers won in Detroit without him, with Austin Reaves scoring 43 points in that game.
This is his status as of Nov. 9. Final pregame reports land closer to tipoff and can move.
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