Luka Doncic Injury Update: What We Know After Lakers Star Rolls Ankle Late In Win Vs Bucks

The Los Angeles Lakers' blowout over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, Nov. 11 may have come at a steep cost.

Austin Reaves exited the game in the third quarter and did not return with a left heel injury. Collin Sexton later went into the locker room himself after taking a headbutt in the fourth, and then Luka Dončić appeared to roll his right ankle with just over four minutes to go.

Dončić hit a stepback 3 (later overturned to a long 2-pointer) over Kyle Kuzma, but his ankle twisted as soon as it landed on the ground and sent the two-time scoring champion crashing to the floor, where he grabbed at his leg and scooted over to the scorer's table to take a minute.

Dončić was able to get up and walk around, and made a free throw to convert the and-1 before head coach JJ Redick mass subbed the entire lineup with the Lakers up 24 points at the 4:25 mark. He finished the game with 32 points, five rebounds and five assists, continuing his red-hot start to the season.

Luka Doncic appeared to injure his ankle on this and-one bucket after a foul by Kyle Kuzma.

He stayed in to attempt the free throw before heading to the locker room. pic.twitter.com/VeXqGryrEw

— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026

Redick told reporters postgame that he believes Dončić appears to be fine. Dončić echoed those sentiments after the game.

"I'm good, obviously it's painful a little bit but I'll be fine," Dončić said.

He wouldn't have even been in the game at that point, Redick added, had Sexton not bumped his head. Sexton received stitches in his temple area and X-Rays on Reaves came back negative, though he will undergo further testing on Thursday.

They'll all have more time to recover than they've been used to; the Lakers have three days off for the first time this season before finishing their four-game road trip on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns.

"It does feel long, I got to be honest with you," Redick told reporters. "It's three games in four nights, and we played Portland on Friday in the Cup game at home, and that feels like it was three weeks ago."

This story has been updated with new information.

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