The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 123-112, on Wednesday night. The NBA’s leading scorer, Luka Doncic, had 32 points in 32 minutes. Doncic started the fourth quarter on the bench with the Lakers up 21. When the Bucks cut the lead to 20 with 6:51 remaining Doncic checked back in.
Doncic scored six points before he checked out with 4:25 remaining. He left the game because he hurt his ankle on a reckless closeout from Kyle Kuzma. Everything about the play was unnecessary, from Kuzma getting in Doncic’s landing zone to Doncic kicking out his leg to the fact that he was even in the game.
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Kyle Kuzma injures Luka Doncic
Luka Doncic appeared to injure his ankle on this and-one bucket after a foul by Kyle Kuzma.He stayed in to attempt the free throw before heading to the locker room. https://t.co/VeXqGryrEw
— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026
With Austin Reaves and Colin Sexton also getting hurt in the game, coach JJ Redick didn’t even mention the incident after the game and simply noted that Doncic was “fine.” Despite the fact that the Lakers didn’t seem upset and the officials took a look at the play and decided not to upgrade the personal foul to a flagrant, it still drew criticism on “Inside the NBA.” While showing highlights Charles Barkley called out Kuzma in passing.
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Charles Barkley calls out Kyle Kuzma
🔥👀 Charles Barkley just called out Kyle Kuzma for his dirty play that hurt Luka Doncic:”Not a good play right there. That’s not cool man, not letting guys land”When will the NBA finally stop these guys from their dirty hits on Luka Doncic? First time he’s gotten this call. https://t.co/B000ooSEcQ
— HeroOfTheDay (@Hero_OfThe_Day) November 12, 2026
“That’s not a good play right there,” said Barkley. “Not letting guys land. That’s not cool at all.”
This would be the first time all season that Kuzma has made a headline for something that happened on the court. He’s started every game for the 1-11 Bucks and is averaging a career-low 10.8 points per game this season.
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