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Luka Doncic won’t play Friday in Denver, joining LeBron James on Lakers’ injury list

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Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic tries to get past Milwaukee Bucks' Kyle Kuzma during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic tries to get past Milwaukee Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

DENVER (AP) — Luka Doncic won’t play against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, joining LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers’ lengthy list of unavailable players.

The Lakers ruled the star guard out on the second night of back-to-back games because of left calf injury management and a right ankle sprain.

“Yeah, just the nature of a bunch of guys dealing with injuries and the schedule. There is not much we can do about that,” coach JJ Redick said. “But we are going to try to win a basketball game.”

James’ son, Bronny, was on hand after being recalled from the G League. Redick said he’d be available against the Nuggets but his minutes would be limited because he wasn’t feeling well.

“He’s a little under the weather and the altitude is significant here,” Redick said. “We’re going to monitor him just in terms of his fatigue and might play him in shorter bursts, and frankly that might be a good thing for him just to kind of just go all out. I think his comfort level both on and off the ball, G League and then also in the minutes that he’s had in the last couple of appearances with us, he’s looked sharp.”Doncic had his highest-scoring game with the Lakers on Thursday, scoring 45 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a 126-106 loss in Milwaukee.

James is missing his third straight game with a left groin strain and has already returned to Los Angeles along with Rui Hachimura (left patellar tendinopathy) and Jaxson Hayes (bruised right knee.)

Also, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent are both listed as doubtful to rest left ankle injuries.

Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Aaron Gordon (sprained right ankle) would play against the Lakers.

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Photos: Across the U.S., sky gazers marvel at the blood moon lunar eclipse

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A full lunar eclipse is seen during the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Palm Springs, Calif., on Thursday.

A full lunar eclipse is seen during the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Palm Springs, California, on Thursday.

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Stargazers across the U.S. and other parts of the world tilted their eyes up into the night sky before dawn to witness the glowing "blood worm moon" staring back at them.

The stunning spectacle was the result of a total lunar eclipse — when the sun, Earth and the moon align. As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if it was dipped in a deep red hue.

Its name is partly inspired by its crimson color. The "worm moon" component originated from Indigenous tribes, who noticed the emergence of beetle larvae resembling worms around the same time as the weather warmed up, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.The overnight transformation was visible in every U.S. state and other swaths of the Western Hemisphere. The celestial transit began at 11:57 p.m. EDT on Thursday and ended Friday at 6 a.m. EDT. The total eclipse began at 2:26 a.m. EDT and lasted a little over an hour, according to NASA.

 The setting moon

The setting moon is pictured over the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Friday during Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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A man looks through a telescope

A man looks through a telescope at the full moon, also known as the "blood moon," at the esplanade of the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on Friday, prior to the lunar eclipse.

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People view the full moon as a section moves into shadow during a lunar eclipse, before dawn, at Stonehenge stone circle, near Amesbury, southern Britain, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

People view the full moon as a section moves into shadow during a lunar eclipse, before dawn on Friday, at Stonehenge stone circle, near Amesbury, southern Britain.

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People gather on the roof of the district planetarium

People gather on the roof of the district planetarium to watch a lunar eclipse in Bogota, Colombia on Friday.

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A blood moon total lunar eclipse occurs in Columbus, Ohio

A blood moon total lunar eclipse occurs in Columbus, Ohio on Friday. Totality for the eclipse lasted just over an hour and could be seen throughout most of North and South America.

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 The full Worm Moon rises

The full worm moon rises above the skyline of Brooklyn and the Statue of Liberty as the sun sets in New York City ahead of a total lunar eclipse on Thursday, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Scientists look at the moon displayed on a screen at the Foster Observatory in Santiago on March 14, 2025, prior to the lunar eclipse. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists look at the moon displayed on a screen at the Foster Observatory in Santiago on Friday, prior to the lunar eclipse.

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A full moon is seen behind a statue

A full moon is seen behind a statue after a lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela on Friday.

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A full moon, also known as the "blood moon," is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near the Australian capital city of Canberra

A full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon," is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near the Australian capital city of Canberra on Friday.

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Skygazers watch the full moon eclipse

Skygazers watch the full moon eclipse at Galileo Galilei Planetarium in Buenos Aires on Friday.

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A lunar eclipse is visible above Canary Wharf in London as the full moon passes into Earth's shadow. Unlike in other parts of the world, except for some extreme western areas of the UK, the eclipse will be almost entirely partial. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, sun, and moon are almost exactly in line and the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. Picture date: Friday March 14, 2025. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

A lunar eclipse is visible above Canary Wharf in London as the full moon passes into Earth's shadow.

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This photo shows the full moon, also known as the "Blood Moon," as seen past a circus tent in San Salvador, El Salvador

This photo shows the full moon, also known as the "blood moon," as seen past a circus tent in San Salvador, El Salvador on Friday during a lunar eclipse.

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People sit outside the planetarium to watch the total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

People sit outside the planetarium to watch the total lunar eclipse on Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Full blood moon rises over Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California

A full blood moon rises over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif.

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