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\"Lebron<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trade,\u201d and NBA fans and media now call it \u2014 the one that sent 31-year-old Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for 25-year-old, five-time first-team All-NBA shooting guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107, who became a Los Angeles Laker, has so far not worked out terrifically for either team.<\/p>\n

Playing just one game in Dallas, Davis suffered an adductor injury \u2014 the type of injury once referred to as a \u201cgroin pull\u201d \u2014 that is now expected to keep him sidelined for \u201cmultiple weeks,\u201d with no target date for a return in sight.<\/p>\n

On the Los Angeles side of the deal, Don\u010di\u0107 continues to struggle with a left calf strain that kept him sidelined for 27 of the Maverick\u2019s 49 games before he was traded.<\/p>\n

The 2018-2019 NBA Rookie of the Year continued to sit out, missing his first three games as a Laker before seeing action against the Utah Jazz in a two-game series on February 10 and 12. But Don\u010di\u0107 played just 23 minutes in each of those games.<\/p>\n

More Bad News For Lakers About Prized New Acquisition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, more bad news for the Lakers as they have announced that Don\u010di\u0107 will miss at least one more game despite coming out of a week\u2019s worth of down time.<\/p>\n

Don\u010di\u0107 for the first time since his rookie year was not named an All-Star. He seemed to enjoy his vacation, posting a picture on social media that appeared to show him watching All-Star game action on a laptop computer, as he relaxed poolside at an unidentified resort.<\/p>\n

Though it looks as if he should be well-rested when the Lakers face the Charlotte Hornets at home on Wednesday, the team now says he will miss either that contest, or the game the following night when the Lakers travel to Portland, Oregon, to face the Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lakers have kept Don\u010di\u0107 under 25 minutes in his first two games in purple and gold and are expected to persist with a measured approach as the 25-year-old progresses in his comeback after missing his final 19 games as a Maverick with a left calf strain sustained on Christmas Day,\u201d NBA insider Marc Stein wrote in his Monday newsletter.<\/p>\n

When the Lakers will get the full benefit of Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s presence alongside Lebron James remains up in the air.<\/p>\n

And now, in yet more bad news, after James pulled out of Sunday\u2019s All-Star competition at the last minute citing \u201cankle and foot discomfort,\u201d according to correspondent Sam Amico of Hoops Wire, \u201csome around the NBA say they\u2019ve been led to believe the issue isn\u2019t exactly minor.\u201d<\/p>\n

James\u2019 injury raises the disturbing possibility that the Lakers could be without both James and Don\u010di\u0107 for multiple games.<\/p>\n

But a report by The Athletic on Tuesday brought even more disheartening news for the Lakers, implying that in trading Davis for Don\u010di\u0107, Los Angeles may have been inheriting a problem that Dallas was simply sick of dealing with.<\/p>\n

Don\u010di\u0107 Reportedly Takes Lax Approach to Conditioning<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report revealed that one of the possible reasons for the prolonged Don\u010di\u0107 absences is that the Ljubljana, Slovenia, native fails to properly care for his physical body.<\/p>\n

The Athletic reported that the Mavericks had grown frustrated with \u201cDon\u010di\u0107\u2019s conditioning and off-court habits.\u201d<\/p>\n

In one instance, in November, the Mavs sat their mercurial, young superstar for five straight games with what was listed as a \u201cright wrist sprain.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, according to the publication, \u201cthat injury classification was not entirely true. In reality, Don\u010di\u0107 was supposed to use time off to improve his conditioning, team sources said.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, Mavericks officials became so concerned \u201cthat Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s body would break down possibly sooner than anyone would suspect\u201d that they decided they must \u201cmove on from someone who could still one day be a league MVP.\u201d<\/p>\n

So they shipped Don\u010di\u0107 to Los Angeles, where his lax approach to conditioning becomes the Lakers\u2019 problem now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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