The Pacers, Lakers and Thunder are among the teams with lengthy injury reports at the halfway point of Week 2.

He said the sprained finger on Doncic’s left hand has gone from double its normal size to 1.5x its normal size, so that is progress. Said Doncic remains day to day. LAL plays Memphis on Friday and Doncic is not currently on the trip with the team. https://t.co/Y352g09MAF

After a summer spent getting into top shape, excelling at EuroBasket and settling into Los Angeles, Dončić has become the fourth player in NBA history to begin a season with back-to-back 40-point performances — and he barely missed a triple-double twice, too.

Dončić started the season with two massive 40-point games, filling a major scoring role for the Lakers with LeBron James on the sideline.

Reaves was asked what LeBron and Luka Dončić will likely text him after his game-winning shot for the Lakers.

After missing three straight games, Luka Dončić will play for the Lakers on Friday night against the Grizzlies.

Without LeBron James and Luka Doncic in the lineup, Austin Reaves stepped up for the Lakers Sunday night, with 51 points, 22 rebounds and 9 assists.

After Dončić came just shy of 50 points in Friday night's win over the Timberwolves—having missed the mark over a missed free throw before exiting the game—Reaves trolled the future Hall of Famer with a hilarious comment on Instagram.