India, Oct. 27 -- Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers star, was out of Sunday night's NBA game against the Sacramento Kings due to a left finger sprain and a lower left leg contusion. He is expected to be out for a week and will likely return a week into November.

Marcus Smart replaced the 26-year-old on the Kings roster against the Kings - a move that is likely to continue for the next one week, till Doncic returns from his injury. A lot of weight rests on Smart's shoulder as the Lakers recover from the blow of Doncic's injury.

Acquired from the Dallas Mavericks this offseason, Doncic had been carrying a lot of the scoring onus in the absence of the Lakers' star forward, Lebron James, who is also out with an injury.

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