But it appears the illness is behind him as the former Celtics big man is playing for his native Latvia ahead of the EuroBasket competition. Latvia has played in a few exhibition games ahead of the actual tournament, plus they have pair of friendlies still coming up in Greece and Italy in a few days.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has been cleared to return to the court after an injury scare over the weekend. After limping off the court while playing for Slovenia during a EuroBasket exhibition on Saturday,

While many basketball players are enjoying the offseason or gearing up for preseason camps, Luka Doncic, along with some other European players from the league, is fulfilling his international duties.

Doncic fired in 26 first-half points in just 17 minutes on his return to action after missing the defeat to Lithuania, but sat out most of the second half after suffering an injury scare. FIBA This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Latvia claimed their first win of FIBA EuroBasket