Luka Doncic among Lakers’ sitting out against Warriors

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Khobi Price

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Luka Doncic was among several Lakers players sitting out Tuesday’s preseason game against the Warriors due to a back-to-back schedule. Other absentees included Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Collin Sexton, and Arthur Kaluma. The Lakers started Bronny James and other younger players in Doncic’s absence. The Warriors were also playing the second night of a back-to-back, with Steph Curry among their starters.
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Story summary

On Tuesday, Superstar Luka Doncic was among several Lakers players who sat out the preseason game against the Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, including Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Collin Sexton, and two-way forward Arthur Kaluma. This absence was due to the second night of a back-to-back schedule for the Lakers. The previous day, the same players had missed Monday's preseason opener against the Kings in Sacramento. Doncic scored 21 points in his first game since late February against the Kings. Due to these absences, the Lakers started less experienced players like Bronny James, Quentin Grimes, and others. The Warriors, playing their first night of a back-to-back, were set for another game with the Trail Blazers on Wednesday.

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Khobi Price
24 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 The NBA stepped in and told the Warriors that Nelson couldn’t bring beer in the postgame interview room.
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🔮 Sexton had his right lower leg/calf wrapped during the team’s shootaround on Monday All four players are deemed day-to-day, per Redick. This story will be updated.
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🔮 Last year, they threw me in and I’m still a little confused on some things because that might be my first time actually doing it.
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2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Lakers’ first shootaround sheds light on uncertain status of Colin Sexton
🔮 Outside of brief clips posted on social media, there’s been a mystery surrounding how exactly the new-look Lakers will look against another team.
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🔮 With Reaves referring to the rigor of defense he’s had to go up against during each of the Lakers’ practices, the praise couldn’t have been any higher.
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Kings Lakers SAN FRANCISCO Sacramento Warriors

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Lakers ORG · 6× Warriors ORG · 6× Kings ORG · 3× Austin Reaves PERSON · 1× Collin Sexton PERSON · 1× Luka Doncic PERSON · 1× Matisse Thybulle PERSON · 1× SAN FRANCISCO GPE · 1× Walker Kessler PERSON · 1× Ziaire Williams PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Collin Sexton and two-way forward Arthur Kaluma also sat out against the Warriors, which was the second night of a back-to-back for the Lakers.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
🔮 Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Collin Sexton and two-way forward Arthur Kaluma also sat out against the Warriors, which was the second night of a back-to-back for the Lakers.
2026-10-07 · New York Post
Luka Doncic among Lakers’ sitting out against Warriors · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Collin Sexton and two-way forward Arthur Kaluma also sat out against the Warriors, which was the second night of a back-to-back for the Lakers. asserted
which → sit → Lakers
Reaves, Kessler, Sexton and Kaluma also weren’t available for Monday’s preseason-opening win over the Kings in Sacramento. asserted
Reaves → open → Sacramento
Doncic led the Lakers with 21 points against the Kings in his first game in over six months. asserted
Doncic → lead → months
With a significant chunk of their lineup sidelined, the Lakers started Bronny James, Quentin Grimes, Adou Thiero, Jake LaRavia and Sandro Mamukelashvili against the Warriors. asserted
Lakers → sideline → Warriors
The Warriors started Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, Yaxel Lendeborg and Draymond Green. asserted
Warriors → start → Curry
The Lakers will play the Kings again when they host their division rival at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. asserted
they → play → Thursday
The Warriors were on the first night of a back-to-back, with a matchup against the Trail Blazers scheduled for Wednesday night in Portland. asserted
matchup → schedule → Portland
Like the Lakers, the Warriors were also in the midst of three games in four days after playing the Clippers in Hawaii on Sunday in their first preseason game. asserted
Warriors → play → game
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