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When the Los Angeles Lakers headed into a first-round series against Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, they were considered underdogs due to injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.However, Durant missed multiple games due to injuries, and the Lakers still had superstar LeBron James, who, at 41, helped power his team to a first-round 4-2 win. Ahead of this series, there was talk that the Lakers needed to extend their postseason as long as possible to allow Luka and Reaves to recover.Reaves returned for the final two games of the first round and contributed in both games. However, Doncic remained on the sidelines, offering his support from the bench.Now the Lakers will face a much tougher task, as they will battle the NBA defending champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the second round, and some were hoping to see Luka back on the court to help out.Read more: LeBron James Jokes Bronny James and NFL Star Are ‘Twins’ After Lakers’ Win...Unfortunately, a new injury update from NBA insider Shams Charania on Sunday cast doubt on Luka's return, at least for now. Charania indicated that, from what he's heard, Luka would not be available for the start of the OKC
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