Luka Doncic Doing 'everything' He Can To Play For Lakers Vs. Thunder

From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: With the Lakers down 1-0 successful nan Western Conference semifinals, Luka Doncic has not yet ramped up to on-court interaction drills while recovering from an injured near hamstring that had an first eight-week timeline for his return.

Doncic, speaking to reporters for nan first clip since he hobbled disconnected nan tribunal astatine Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center connected April 2, said Wednesday he has improved capable to statesman moving but he has not progressed to on-court interaction drills. After suffering a near hamstring wounded earlier this season, Doncic said nan latest Grade 2 strain to nan aforesaid area is dissimilar immoderate he’s knowledgeable because of its severity.

But it has not stopped him from trying to travel backmost arsenic soon arsenic possible.

“I’m conscionable doing everything I can,” Doncic said. “Every time I’m doing worldly I’m expected to do. Obviously recovery, now I’m moving … conscionable going time by day, and I consciousness amended each day.”

Soon aft his injury, Doncic went to Spain and received platelet-rich plasma injections pinch hopes of helping his recovery. He stayed for astir 2 weeks because he needed to hold 4 days betwixt each injection. He received 4 successful total.

Without their starring scorer, nan Lakers fought done a six-game, first-round bid against nan Houston Rockets, playing 4 of those games without Austin Reaves, who was besides injured successful nan aforesaid crippled arsenic Doncic. The fourth-seeded Lakers lost 108-90 to nan defending champion Thunder successful Game 1 of nan convention semifinals connected Tuesday.

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Lakers request much from Austin Reaves

Lakers prima Austin Reaves shoots successful beforehand of Oklahoma City’s Alex Caruso, right, during nan Lakers’ Game 1 playoff nonaccomplishment Tuesday.

(Kyle Phillips / Associated Press)

From Bill Plaschke: It was nan champion opportunity for nan imaginable free supplier to statesman earning nan $241-million statement nan Lakers were expected to connection this summer, nan champion chance for nan April-cursed defender to flight his playoff demons and overgarment the Lakers’ early pinch a max masterpiece.

Yet Austin Reaves dressed up pinch bricks.

Again.

The severely outmanned and heavy underdog Lakers mostly played good capable and smart capable to bent pinch nan defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday nighttime successful nan opener of their Western Conference semifinal bid astatine Paycom Center.

All isolated from for you-know-who.

In their 108-90 loss, Austin Reaves was arguably nan difference.

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More connected Lakers: Jarred Vanderbilt day-to-day aft dislocating correct pinky finger

Tyler Glasnow wounded scare

Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow delivers successful nan first inning against nan Houston Astros connected Wednesday.

(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)

From Maddie Lee: Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow felt his backmost tense connected a warmup transportation up of nan bottommost of nan 2nd inning Wednesday. He threw different to trial it. No luck. Bending astatine nan waist was excessively difficult to transportation done nan discomfort. He motioned to nan dugout.

Glasnow threw conscionable 1 inning successful nan Dodgers’ 12-2 rout of nan Astros earlier exiting pinch what nan Dodgers called little backmost pain.

“It benignant of conscionable gives out,” Glasnow said of nan recurring injury. “I’ve gotten it since precocious school. Being tall, I guess. I get it a mates times a year. … Once it feels better, it feels better. It shouldn’t beryllium excessively long.”

Last September, Glasnow was scratched from a commencement against nan Orioles pinch backmost tightness, but he went connected to transportation 3 days later. In 2024, he spent 2 weeks connected nan IL complete nan All-Star break pinch a backmost injury.

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Ducks moreover playoff bid pinch Vegas

Ducks guardant Leo Carlsson celebrates aft scoring successful nan 3rd play of a 3-1 triumph complete nan Vegas Golden Knights successful Game 2 of nan Western Conference semifinals connected Wednesday night.

(John Locher / Associated Press)

From Kevin Baxter: Before nan Ducks had moreover checked retired of their edifice Wednesday for nan short autobus thrust to T-Mobile Arena for Game 2 of their Stanley Cup playoff series, nan Las Vegas sports books had made nan hometown Golden Knights dense favorites.

That proved to beryllium a mediocre stake a mates of hours later erstwhile nan Ducks rolled to a 3-1 victory, evening nan best-of-seven playoff bid astatine 1-1. The second-round bid resumes Friday astatine Honda Center.

The Ducks’ goals came from Beckett Sennecke successful nan 2nd play and Leo Carlsson and Jansen Harkins successful nan third. Harkins’ goal, into an quiet net, was nan exclamation constituent connected nan win. Jack Eichel scored Vegas’ only extremity connected a powerfulness play successful nan last seconds, denying goaltender Lukas Dostal and nan Ducks their first shutout of nan season.

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Angels GM sees a ‘very competitive’ team

Angels wide head Perry Minasian.

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From Bill Shaikin: I walked astir a thoroughfare adjacent successful Irvine complete nan weekend, checking retired nan crowd while waiting for my daughter’s creation squad to perform. We were a fewer short miles from Angel Stadium, but you wouldn’t person known it: tons of group wearing Dodgers caps, personification wearing a Shohei Ohtani cap, personification other wearing an Ohtani jersey, personification other wearing a Clayton Kershaw jersey, a canine wearing a Dodgers bandana, and group repping nan Padres, Giants, Athletics and Yankees.

After 25 minutes, personification walked by successful an Angels cap.

If nan passion wanes, ignorant tin group in. I wondered if that is wherever nan Angels mightiness find themselves now, pinch a portion of their instrumentality guidelines uncovering a much enjoyable measurement to walk its summers than watching 1 losing play aft another, and pinch nan protector of baseball’s champion squad extending ever much securely into Orange County.

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Angels conclusion White Sox

Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ureña throws against nan Chicago White Sox successful nan first inning Wednesday astatine Angel Stadium.

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From nan Associated Press: Travis d’Arnaud deed a three-run homer, Walbert Ureña threw six innings of two-hit ball, and nan Angels defeated nan Chicago White Sox 8-2 connected Wednesday.

The Angels won a bid for nan first clip since April 10-12 astatine Cincinnati. The Angels (15-23) are 2-7-2 successful bid this season.

D’Arnaud’s 396-foot changeable disconnected Noah Schultz (2-2), nan backup catcher’s first homer of nan season, kicked disconnected a five-run 2nd inning for nan Halos. After Bryce Teodosio doubled connected a shot that sewage past correct fielder Jarred Kelenic, Zach Neto deed a stand-up RBI triple.

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Detroit’s Framber Valdez suspended

Detroit pitcher Framber Valdez walks to nan clubhouse aft being ejected against nan Boston Red Sox connected Tuesday.

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From Chuck Schilken: Framber Valdez was having a unsmooth night, but nan Detroit Tigers pitcher insists he didn’t return his frustrations retired connected Boston Red Sox batter Trevor Story.

Valdez had fixed up 10 runs, including back-to-back solo location runs successful nan erstwhile 2 at-bats, erstwhile Story batted successful nan apical of nan 4th inning connected Tuesday astatine Comerica Park.

What happened adjacent wasn’t intentional — astatine slightest that’s what Valdez said aft nan Tigers’ 10-3 loss.

Not everybody believes him. Valdez has received a six-game suspension and a good for an undisclosed magnitude aft hitting Story successful nan backmost pinch a 94-mph fastball pinch nan first transportation of nan at-bat, MLB announced Wednesday. The suspension will statesman that nighttime successful nan Red Sox-Tigers bid finale, unless Valdez appeals.

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Tina Charles retires from WNBA

Tina Charles, nan WNBA’s leader successful profession rebounds and double-doubles, has retired aft 14 seasons.

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From Tracy Brown: Former WNBA MVP Tina Charles has retired aft 14 seasons successful nan league.

“Today, I officially denote my status from basketball,” nan eight-time All Star wrote successful a post shared crossed her social media accounts Tuesday. “This crippled gave maine everything and I’ll miss it deeply.”

The seasoned halfway — nan No. 1 wide draught prime selected by nan Connecticut Sun successful 2010 — played for six WNBA franchises complete nan people of her career, including a lengthy stint pinch nan New York Liberty. Named nan convention MVP during her 2012 campaign, Charles is nan WNBA’s leader successful profession rebounds (4,262), double-doubles (201) and made section goals (3,364), arsenic good arsenic 2nd connected nan database for profession points (8,396) down Diana Taurasi.

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No Triple Crown victor this year

Golden Tempo, ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz, runs during nan Kentucky Derby connected Saturday astatine Churchill Downs.

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From Jay Posner: There will beryllium nary Triple Crown victor successful equine racing this year. There won’t moreover beryllium an attempt.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux connected Wednesday announced Golden Tempo, nan equine that made her nan first female trainer to triumph nan Kentucky Derby, would skip nan Preakness Stakes adjacent week astatine its impermanent home, Laurel Park successful Laurel, Md.

Just hours aft Golden Tempo returned to nan racetrack astatine Keeneland for nan first clip since his triumph Saturday astatine Churchill Downs, DeVaux posted a connection connected X.

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Lakers playoff schedule

Second round
All times Pacific
at Oklahoma City 108, Lakers 90 (box score)
Thursday astatine Oklahoma City, 6:30 p.m., Amazon Prime
Saturday astatine Lakers, 5:30 p.m., ABC
Monday astatine Lakers, 7:30 p.m., Prime Video
*Wednesday astatine Oklahoma City, TBD
*Saturday, May 16 astatine Lakers, TBD
*Monday, May 18 astatine Oklahoma City, TBD
*- if necessary

Ducks playoffs schedule

Second round
All times Pacific
at Vegas 3, Ducks 1 (summary)
Ducks 3, astatine Vegas 1 (summary)
Friday astatine Ducks, 6:30 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO MAX
Sunday astatine Ducks, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
*Tuesday astatine Vegas, TBD, ESPN
*Thursday, May 14 astatine Ducks, TBD, TNT, truTV, HBO MAX
*Saturday, May 16 astatine Vegas, TBA, ABC aliases ESPN
*-if necessary

This time successful sports history

1938 — Lawrin, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 1 magnitude complete Dauber.

1945 — Branch Rickey announces statement of nan US Negro Baseball League.

1951 — International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate successful 1952 Olympics.

1955 — Swaps, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths complete Nashua.

1969 — 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks hit Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1.

1972 — The Los Angeles Lakers triumph their first NBA title pinch a 114-100 triumph complete nan New York Knicks successful Game 5.

1977 — Heavily favored Seattle Slew, ridden by Jean Cruguet, wins nan Kentucky Derby by 1 3/4 lengths complete Run Dusty Run.

1982 — A national assemblage rules nan NFL violated antitrust laws erstwhile it unsuccessfully attempted to forestall nan Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.

1986 — 30th European Cup: Steaua Bucuresti thumps Barcelona (0-0, 2-0 connected penalties) astatine Seville.

1988 — Winning Colors, ridden by Gary Stevens, leads from commencement to decorativeness to triumph nan Kentucky Derby by a neck, becoming nan first roan and nan 3rd filly to triumph nan race.

1989 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan hits an 18-foot changeable complete nan outstretched fingertips of Craig Ehlo to springiness nan Bulls a 101-100 triumph successful nan deciding Game 5 of their 1989 Eastern Conference first information playoff bid against nan Cleveland Cavaliers.

1993 — Wayne Gretzky of nan Los Angeles Kings scores his 100th and 101st playoff goals successful a 7-4 triumph complete nan Vancouver Canucks.

1994 — The Denver Nuggets, pinch a 98-94 overtime triumph against nan No. 1-seeded Seattle SuperSonics, go nan first eighth-seeded playoff squad to triumph a series. The Nuggets travel backmost from an 0-2 shortage successful nan best-of-5 series.

1995 — Reggie Miller scores 8 points successful nan past 16 seconds to lead nan Indiana Pacers to a 107-105 triumph complete nan New York Knicks successful nan second-round opener of nan NBA playoffs.

2005 — Giacomo, a 50-1 shot, wins nan Kentucky Derby, moving down a crippled Afleet Alex successful nan last strides and generating a immense payoff. Closing Argument, a 70-1 shot, finishes 2nd pinch Afleet Alex third.

2005 — Dallas’ 116-76 triumph complete Houston is nan astir lopsided Game 7 people successful NBA history. The Mavericks are nan 3rd squad successful playoff history to triumph a seven-game bid aft losing nan first 2 games astatine home.

2010 — Before a grounds lucky crowd of 77,803, nan U.S. loses to Germany 2-1 successful nan opening crippled of nan world lucky championships. Felix Schutz scores nan winning extremity 21 seconds into overtime astatine Veltins Arena, ordinarily nan location of nan Schalke shot team.

2014 — Russell Westbrook has a triple-double, Kevin Durant falls 1 assistance short and nan Oklahoma City Thunder hit nan Los Angeles Clippers 112-101 to necktie their Western Conference semifinal bid astatine 1 triumph apiece. Westbrook has 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Durant has 32 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists earlier leaving nan crippled pinch 1:21 remaining.

2016 — Nyquist won nan Kentucky Derby by 1 1/4 lengths, improving to 8-0 successful his profession arsenic nan 4th consecutive favourite to triumph nan race. Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Nyquist vanished successful 2:01.31. The 3-year-old colt became nan eighth unbeaten victor successful nan race’s 142-year history.

2017 — Bradley Beal scores 29 points and Washington Wizards utilized a 26-0 third-quarter tally to hit nan Boston Celtics 121-102 to necktie nan second-round bid astatine 2 games apiece. John Wall, who adds 27 points and 12 assists, has 7 points, 3 assists and 2 steals during nan third-quarter spree.

2021 — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley no-hits Cleveland Indians, 3-0 astatine Progressive Field, Cleveland.

Compiled by nan Associated Press.

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