If the Lakers are going to get back to their winning ways, after a tough loss against the Suns, it’ll have to be without Luka Dončić.

The team’s star guard will miss Thursday’s game against the Raptors for personal reasons.

Smart will also be out, which isn’t a surprise. He’s missed the last three games due to lower back injury management.

While not having Luka is far from ideal, if it’s for personal reasons, that indicates it’s an important matter. Whatever it is, he’s been given the okay to address it while LA heads to Toronto.

Luckily, it’s not an injury, so once he deals with his personal affairs, he should be ready to go.

Still, it’ll be harder to win without Luka. He’s playing at an MVP level, averaging 35.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game.

That kind of production

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