{"id":18281,"date":"2026-05-06T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/18281\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:55:10","slug":"inside-lakers-luka-doncics-prp-treatment-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/18281\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Lakers’ Luka Doncic’s PRP treatment in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014\u00a0Lakers superstar Luka Doncic spoke to reporters Wednesday<\/a> for the first time since he suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain April 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doncic revealed what led him to seek treatment in Spain<\/a> to try to expedite his recovery process.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I went to Spain to do PRP,\u201d Doncic said, peeling back the curtain for the first time.\u201cI needed four days in between every shot. So I did it four times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite leading the league in scoring (33.5 points), finishing third in assists (8.3) and sixth in steals (1.6), Doncic wasn\u2019t named an MVP finalist. Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

According to Doncic, he was given an original timeline of 8 weeks before he could return to action after suffering a Grade 2 hamstring strain on April 2. Getty Images<\/p>\n

PRP \u2014 platelet-rich plasma \u2014 sounds like something pulled from a medical lab, but it\u2019s rooted in something far more personal: your own blood. <\/p>\n

Doctors draw it, spin it in a centrifuge until it separates, then isolate a golden layer dense with platelets \u2014 the body\u2019s natural repair crew. Those platelets are rich in growth factors, microscopic messengers that signal damaged tissue to rebuild, regenerate, and recover.<\/p>\n

Athletes from all over the world have flocked to Europe to receive it \u2014 including Kobe Bryant and Rafael Nadal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The logic for Doncic was simple: Inject the PRP directly into his strained hamstring muscle in order to speed up what the body already knows how to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Grade 2 strain means the muscle fibers were partially torn. It comes with a four-to-eight-week recovery timeline.<\/p>\n

When speaking with media on Wednesday morning, Lakers star Luka Doncic confirmed that he hopes to return for the NBA playoffs. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Doncic repeatedly said doctors in Dallas told him on April 3 that it would be eight weeks, signaling a significant tear in the muscle. The PRP injections he received in Madrid aimed to shorten that timeline by amplifying inflammation in a controlled environment and jump-starting the tissue repair process.<\/p>\n

By the time Game 2 tips off on Thursday, Doncic will be exactly five weeks removed from the injury.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been cleared to begin running, but still has yet to begin 1-on-1 or contact drills, making his return for the Western Conference semifinals against the reigning champion Thunder highly unlikely.<\/p>\n

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