Luka Doncic

Lakers star Luka Don i feels fortunate to have not suffered a more significant injury after his scary fall Wednesday night at Rocket Arena.

Doncic is questionable for Friday's game versus the Wizards due to left ankle soreness, Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving didn't play in that 118-105 loss to Minnesota and might not be in a Mavericks uniform on the same night again while it was a temporary injury absence for four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson and Cooper Flagg, the rookie No. 1 pick who landed in Dallas by crazy luck and is seen as the next face of the franchise after Doncic. Days shy of a year since the Mavs shipped their global superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Davis and rocked the core of a team that was just nine months removed from playing in the NBA Finals, Washington's hope for a return to contention rests with those four teammates being healthy alongside him.

There are trade talks going on outside the ones about Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Cleveland's unique 10-inch drop off between the court and the arena floor came into focus again during the Lakers game.