Luka Doncic won't play against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, joining LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers' lengthy list of unavailable players. The Lakers ruled the star guard out on the second night of back-to-back games because of left calf injury management and a right ankle sprain.

Since the arrival of Luka Doncic, LeBron James has had to adjust to a new role with the Los Angeles Lakers, a shift that earned a candid reflection from Charles Barkley. The addition of Luka Doncic provided the Los Angeles Lakers with enhanced ball-handling capabilities,

The Los Angeles Lakers fell short Thursday night in a 126–106 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum, but superstar Luka Doncic made some franchise history along the way. Doncic, who tallied 45 points on 14-of-27 shooting (7-of-13 from three-point range) with 11 rebounds,