Luka Doncic has missed the Los Angeles Lakers ' last two games due to a personal matter, and the news of him not being available for that reason came on Wednesday before the Lakers' first game of a three-game road trip, which was against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently on an Eastern Conference road trip. After defeating the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night on a last-second buzzer-beater from Rui Hachimura, they traveled to Boston for a matchup at TD Garden against the Celtics, where they were dominated from start to finish while missing both Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a long way to go before they can call themselves "legitimate title contenders." While the Lakers are off to a great start ot the sea

The Boston Celtics are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers for the first of two meetings between the hated rivals on Friday, Dec. 5.