Luka Doncic has injury scare against Bucks

Luka Doncic said he would be fine after hurting his right ankle late in the Lakers’ 123-112 win over the Bucks. He left the game for the locker room after making a free throw, but coach JJ Redick described the injury as a light tweak, easing concern about a key player for the league-leading Lakers.

Doncic scored 32 points in 32 minutes, adding five rebounds, five assists and three steals. He entered the game averaging a league-best 39.3 points, alongside 7.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists; the Lakers improved to 11-2 and extended their winning run to seven. Austin Reaves also left with a left heel injury, with X-rays negative and further imaging planned, while Collin Sexton needed stitches after a head collision.