What is Luka Doncic's status for Slovenia's friendly match on Tuesday?
Fortunately, he was diagnosed with a mere knee contusion, and it was reported that the ailment wasn't thought to be serious.
Doncic was expected to participate in practice on Monday, and it was determined that he's good to go. Therefore, the Slovenian national team announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he will play in the team's next friendly on Tuesday versus Great Britain (translated into English).
"myteam ready for tomorrow's match against Great Britain at Stožice Arena at 8 PM.
"The captain, Luka Dončić, will also play in the match!"
Before suffering his injury scare on Saturday, Doncic had poured in 26 points and five assists in the first half of that contest versus Latvia.
After Tuesday, Slovenia will have one more friendly on Thursday against Serbia. It will then kick off its official EuroBasket schedule on Aug. 28 by taking on Poland.
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