Overview
- Shams Charania reports Doncic is expected to return for the Lakers on Christmas if today's workout goes smoothly.
- The team lists him day-to-day with a left calf bruise suffered Saturday against the Clippers, and he sat out Tuesday's loss to the Suns.
- Los Angeles dropped the games he missed, and Doncic enters as the league's scoring leader and an MVP frontrunner.
- The Lakers host the Rockets at Crypto.com Arena on Dec. 25 with tip-off at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN.
- Coach J.J. Redick says the staff is exploring padding or other measures after multiple collisions this season to help keep him healthy.