Overview

• A collision under the basket in Slovenia’s exhibition loss to Latvia led to a right knee contusion that has been assessed as non-serious.
• Slovenia’s basketball federation confirmed he will resume national-team practice on Monday while his participation in Tuesday’s warmup against Great Britain is still to be determined.
• The Lakers and Slovenia are working together to track his recovery in advance of EuroBasket 2025, which begins on August 28.
• After briefly limping off, he returned to the bench and finished the game with a team-high 26 points.
• His recovery plan and game availability are being viewed through the lens of his extensive offseason conditioning program and last season’s calf injury history.