The Los Angeles Lakers could be without superstar Luka Doncic for the rest of the season after he suffered a Grade 2 left hamstring strain in Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Doncic was officially ruled out for the rest of the regular season, but no timetable was given for how much time he might miss beyond that. The average return timetable for that type of injury is usually three to six weeks.

The Slovenian has prior experience with hamstring issues. He missed four games right before the All-Star break with another left hamstring strain, but returned to the lineup after the break.

Doncic is the NBA's top scorer and the driving force behind the Lakers' surge into the third spot in the Western Conference standings.

The Lakers (50-27) have just five games left before the postseason, starting Sunday at Dallas.

Doncic is putting up spectacular numbers in his first full season with the Lakers, who acquired him from the Mavericks last season. He is averaging 33.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game for Los Angeles, and he was named the NBA's Western Conference player of the month for March after tallying 13 consecutive 30-point performances, including seven 40-point games.

Lakers coach JJ Redick said Doncic was injured in the first half against the Thunder, but was cleared to return to the game. Doncic lasted only about four minutes before he spun, stopped and went down on the court in pain, leading to his departure.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is out indefinitely due to a left hamstring injury, sources tell me and @mcten. He will miss the remainder of the regular season and his status is uncertain beyond that. pic.twitter.com/qQTVAfPpWB

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 3, 2026