hamstring

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Even more concerning than the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday was watching superstar guard Luka Doncic hobble off the court with a left hamstring injury in the third quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

As Kennard’s shot circled the rim and bounced out, Doncic grabbed at his left hamstring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The first of two serious hamstring injuries prevented her from attacking that mark 12 months ago, and she was forced to wait 376 days to race again following her crowning moment at Paris 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

He played for Madrid in the Club World Cup, but his first full season has been hampered by hamstring and thigh injuries while Xabi Alonso, the manager who signed him has been sacked.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I tried to follow his directions to the letter, but I felt a shooting pain through the front of my right quadriceps and down the back of my left hamstring.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad