Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic could miss the entire Oklahoma City Thunder series if the Lakers advance.

The Lakers are still in a strong position to advance out of the first round and beat the Houston Rockets despite losing Game 4.

Los Angeles is up 3-1 in the series with two games at home, and Austin Reaves is nearing a possible return as well, adding additional depth to the squad.

Doncic has been on the injured list with a hamstring issue since the start of April, when he suffered the injury against the Thunder in a regular-season game.

He has gone to Europe for treatment, and he has rejoined the team for the postseason run, starting to work on the court, albeit lightly.

Doncic has not been ruled out for the Rockets series, but insider Shams Charania previously reported that the Slovenian will not be playing in the contest, and his latest update has him in jeopardy of missing the upcoming series.

“It is a slow-path on the recovery front for Luka. The expectation is if the Lakers are able to beat Houston and advance Luka Dončić will be out for the next series,” Charania said on ESPN.

“There’s still no time table for him as of right now. He’s starting to do more court movement as JJ Redick said the other day but he is not at the point where he’s progressing in his own court work outs as far as one on ones and truly pushing it on a movement front.”

If Doncic misses the Thunder series, their odds of winning and advancing will be essentially zero, barring any Oklahoma City injuries.

However, Doncic will be doing everything possible to play as soon as possible.

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