Reigning NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic had to sit out of their Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, because of an injury. The Lakers benched Doncic for the second game in their first back-to-back in the ongoing NBA season, as they travel down the I-110 freeway to face the Clippers for the second time in a week.
, who is currently leads the league with 36.0 points per game this season, scored 41 against on Tuesday night, in a losing encounter. The Lakers’ 129-136 loss to Portland Trail Blazers was their first defeat of the season.
The are holding out Doncic from the second game in their first back-to-back set of the season as they travel down the I-110 freeway to face the Clippers for the second time in a week. The Slovenian sat out against Clippers due to a back tightness.
Doncic has won two of the past three NBA scoring titles, but he has not played in more than 70 games in a season since his rookie campaign in 2018-19 with Dallas.
He was limited to 64 games last season and didn’t return after injuring his hamstring in early April, missing all of the Lakers’ two-round playoff run. Lakers starting forward Ziaire Williams also sat out with left foot soreness.
Doncic has played in 96 of the Lakers’ 121 regular-season games since the team acquired him in a blockbuster trade with the Mavericks in early 2025 — and he was sidelined with a calf injury when the Lakers made the trade.
Both Doncic and Williams were caught sitting on the courtside, watching the game.
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