The Luka Doncic era kicked off with a win over the Utah Jazz, albeit with the 5x NBA All-Star struggling to score. It's understandable considering he played for the first time since the NBA Christmas Day.

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. For the game, they could be without their best player, as Luka Doncic is

Doncic played 24 minutes in a blowout win in his debut and 23 minutes Wednesday in a sluggish loss — both against the lowly Jazz. “Yes, he was completely out of shape, and you could see he was gassed early,” Ryen Russillo said on his podcast while speaking with ESPN’s Tim Legler, the analyst for Doncic’s Lakers debut Monday.