Luka Doncic headlines Lakers injury report for Game 4 vs. Thunder

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The Los Angeles Lakers are at home on Monday night as they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.

For the Lakers, they enter Monday’s contest trailing 0-3 in the series after losing at home to the Thunder in Game 3 on Saturday night.

Now Los Angeles will try to bounce back at home in a must-win Game 4 on Monday as they try to keep their season alive with a victory and force Game 5 back in Oklahoma City.

While the Lakers are trying to avoid a series sweep in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, they will be without one of their star players due to injury once again.

Lakers rule out Luka Doncic for Game 4​

For the Lakers, they have only one player listed on their injury report for Monday’s matchup as they have ruled out superstar guard Luka Doncic.

Los Angeles has ruled out Doncic due to a left hamstring strain that has sidelined him for the entirety of the playoffs thus far and there is still no timetable for his return.

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With Doncic still sidelined, Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard could all continue to have increased roles while the Lakers will likely continue to rely on LeBron James and Austin Reaves to carry the load offensively.

Fans can catch Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals between the thunder and Lakers from Los Angeles on Monday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.

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