On April 15, Beijing time, Mingji Shams reported that Curry is expected to return in the first round of the Warriors and Nuggets playoffs, Simmons will return as early as the Nets and Celtics series G4, but the Lone Ranger's playoff road is worrying, Shams said Doncic will miss the first game of the Jazz series due to injury.
In the previous regular season finale games against the Lone Rangers and Spurs, Doncic was unfortunately injured in a breakthrough, withdrew early due to injury, and was diagnosed with a left calf strain after examination, with no specific return time; now Mingji confirms that Doncic will miss the first round of G1 in the playoffs.
Regarding Doncic's injury, medical expert Evan Jeffries said that Doncic missed the first game of the first round due to injury, and if it was a secondary strain on the calf, he would not be able to play in the series.
Another medical expert, Rajpal Brar, tweeted: "Doncic's absence from G1 is not surprising, in fact he was excluded two days ago, and his first round of G2 comeback is not optimistic because the calf injury is sensitive.
Regarding Doncic's injury, Lone Ranger coach Kidd said: "He is improving, he is doing well, he did not participate in training, but he is in good mental condition and has had a good day.
The Lone Ranger hasn't completely excluded Doncic from the first round of G1 and they will continue to treat his calf.
This season, Doncic played in 65 regular season games, averaging 28.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, leading the Lone Ranger to advance to the playoffs as the 4th in the West, the first round of the Jazz, G1 will start at 1:00 a.m. on April 17, G2 will start at 8:30 a.m. on April 19, Doncic is likely to miss these two games; so far in his career, Doncic has been hit by a round trip twice, and now he is injured, and the Lone Ranger is afraid of being cursed by the first round of exit.