India, April 4 -- Luka Doncic has been ruled out of the regular season after sustaining a Grade 2 left hamstring strain against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. The injury is a massive blow to the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Slovenian himself, who has by far has had a MVP-worthy season. But, a positive update came in on Saturday. An expert revealed that Doncic could be back during the playoffs.

The 27-year-old guard has been instrumental in driving the Lakers to third place in the Western Conference, averaging 33.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game. His standout March run included 13 games with 30 or more points, highlighted by seven 40-point performances, including outings of 51 and 60. In the process, he joined Michae...