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Ric Flair (Yeah, The Nature Boy) Wants Luka Doncic To Suck It Up And Start Playing Again Or Have The Lakers Trade Him

Ric Flair urged Luka Dončić to play through a hamstring strain, calling the Lakers star a "lame duck" and citing his $50 million salary.

  • On Wednesday, WWE legend Ric Flair publicly blasted Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić on social media, urging him to "take a shot of cortisone" and return despite his injury.
  • The Lakers officially ruled out Dončić for Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, as he remains sidelined with a Grade 2 hamstring strain suffered April 2.
  • ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst reported Dončić has not begun recovery conditioning, stating, "When you're out for a month after a procedure, you have to build back up."
  • Flair also urged Lakers team governor Jeanie Buss to trade Dončić next year, calling the star a "lame duck" despite his $50 million annual salary.
  • With the Lakers entering the series as underdogs against the Thunder, the tight playoff schedule with minimal rest complicates Dončić's timeline for a potential return.
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The Los Angeles Lakers lost convincingly in the first game of the second half of the playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The current champions were better than the Lakers with a score of 108:90 and sent a clear message that they intend to justify their role as favorites. The Los Angeles Lakers could not count on Luka Dončić again, who watched the game from the bench due to an injury. Something that greatly upset former WWE star Ric Flair.

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fightful.com broke the news on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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