During Saturday's game against Latvia, Dončić went down when a teammate careened into his legs. Dončić signaled to be substituted out of the game and limped to the locker room. After the game, it was confirmed that the injury was minor, labeled as a knee contusion.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić "avoided any serious injury" when he exited Slovenia's exhibition against Latvia on Saturday, according to The Athletic's Dan Woike.