Clarification! Luka Doncic's camp confirms injury severity report inaccurate; specialist predicts earliest return in 10 days.

On April 14 Beijing time, reports claimed Lakers star Luka Doncic's examination results in Spain showed his hamstring strain injury was more severe than initially diagnosed. Journalist Iztok Franko first shared then corrected the news: "I have deleted the related messages about Doncic's injury because the injury update disclosed in that podcast program was inaccurate. Doncic's camp has confirmed to ArenaSport of Sports Illustrated that his initial diagnosis and recovery timeline remain unchanged."

Noted reporter Shams previously reported that Doncic received multiple injections in Spain for a Grade 2 left hamstring strain. After a week of rest, he will return to Los Angeles to join the Lakers this Saturday (Beijing time). He may not be able to play in the NBA playoff first round starting this weekend, but he will still travel with the team.

Later, specialist Morse wrote: "Doncic flew to Spain 8 days ago for hamstring injection treatment. Now he will fly back to Los Angeles to complete subsequent rehabilitation training, striving to prepare for return in the safest condition. Based on the actual situation, he still needs at least 10 days of recovery time."In other words, Morse believes Doncic could return as soon as 10 days later.

If Doncic can return to the court in just 10 days, the playoffs would likely have only played two or three games, and he still has the chance to join the Lakers at some point during the first round against the Rockets.

Previously, commentator Stephen A. Smith, nicknamed "American Yang Yi," stated that if both Reaves and Doncic were healthy, he favored the Lakers eliminating the Rockets. However, given both stars are injured, he believes the Rockets could sweep the Lakers, with the Lakers possibly winning only one game.