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05/04 23:54 CDT Lakers' Doncic, Thunder's Williams ruled out for Game 1 of West
semifinals with hamstring injuries
Lakers' Doncic, Thunder's Williams ruled out for Game 1 of West semifinals with
hamstring injuries
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) --- Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City
Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams have been ruled out of Game 1 of the
Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night with left hamstring injuries.
The teams notified the league on the injury reports they turned in on Monday.
Doncic was injured in Oklahoma City about a month ago and hasn't played since.
The league scoring champion averaged 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists
in the regular season.
Lakers coach JJ Redick hadn't said if or when Doncic could return from an
injury that sometimes requires two months of recovery. Doncic shot 3-pointers
with his teammates Monday while they wrapped up a workout before their flight
to Oklahoma City.
Williams, a 2025 All-Star, missed the last two games of the first-round series
against Phoenix with a left hamstring injury. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault did
not declare him ready for a return, saying Monday only that Williams is
progressing.
Williams averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists in an
injury-plagued regular season. He averaged 20.5 points on 61.5% shooting from
the field through Oklahoma City's first two playoff games before the injury
during the third quarter of Game 2. Ajay Mitchell entered the starting lineup
and helped the Thunder sweep the series.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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