Lakers head coach JJ Redick told reporters that Doncic was vomiting all day before Game 3. Doncic looked visibly weak and sick during the contest, a game the Lakers lost to go down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.

When the Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their preseason in early October, it was against the Minnesota Timberwolves. When they started the regular season a few weeks later, their f