Luka Dončić out vs. Pistons with back tightness

The Lakers are continuing to manage Luka Dončić in back-to-backs this season. For the second time this young campaign, Luka will sit out one leg of a back-to-back as he’ll be held out of Sunday’s matinee clash against the Pistons with back tightness.

It’s the second game he’ll miss this season.

This is the same injury designation Luka had when he missed a game against the Clippers earlier this season. That contest was on the backside of a back-to-back after playing the Blazers the night before.

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This time around, Luka will miss the first game of a back-to-back as the Lakers will play Detroit on Sunday before traveling down to Atlanta for a game against the Hawks on Monday. While the Pistons game is against two of the top teams in each conference, the Hawks game is a bit easier on paper, though neither contest is a gimme by any means.

For now, there aren’t any long-term concerns about this injury for Luka. It’s only popped up on the injury report around the time the team might hold him out of a back-to-back and, otherwise, hasn’t been an injury he’s dealt with enough to keep him on the injury report.

The good news for the Lakers is that the rest of the injury report is clean as Luka will be the only person set to miss this game. Adou Thiero, who made his season debut on Friday, remained off the injury report while Bronny James and Cameron Carr, who played in the G League opener on Friday, are with the team for this road trip.

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Publish date : 2026-11-08 18:35:00

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