The Slovenian Basketball Federation provided an injury update after Luka Doncic’s scary moment against Latvia.

Two days after Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic left a game for his native Slovenia following a right knee injury, he was cleared to resume playing as his national team prepares for the upcoming EuroBasket competition.

Doncic suffered the injury on Aug. 16 against Latvia. In the third quarter, a teammate collided with Doncic’s knee, causing him to fall backwards and eventually limp off the court. Luckily, the injury was just a bruise, and no damage to Doncic’s knee was reported.

Slovenia are still waiting for their first win in the build-up to EuroBasket 2025 after falling short against Latvia. Slovenia seemed on course for victory with a 13-point lead in the first quarter, but Latvia fought back and completed the turnaround,

Lakers guard Luka Doncic suffered a right knee injury in an exhibition matchup against Latvia on Saturday. After sitting out of the first leg of a back-to-back, Doncic returned to the floor for Saturday's game, where his night was ended shorly after suffering the knee injury, per The Athletic's Dan Woike.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is returning to play for Slovenia on Tuesday against Great Britain after suffering a knee contusion.

While Doncic limped back to the locker room after this, he was diagnosed with just a knee contusion, reports Marc Stein. Doncic will return to practice with the Slovenian team on Monday as they gear up for the start of EuroBasket at the end of the month, adds Dan Woike of The Athletic.

While signing autographs, a Lithuanian kid handed him a 20-euro bill for a signature. Luka Doncic pretended to slip the cash into his pocket.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic reportedly avoided a serious knee injury in Slovenia's 100-88 exhibition loss to Latvia.