Report: Luka Doncic (leg) to return for Lakers on Christmas

Los Angeles Lakers fans will have one Christmas wish come to fruition when star guard Luka Doncic returns from a calf injury to play against the Houston Rockets on Thursday, according to an ESPN report.

Doncic departed early from a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday with a lower leg contusion. He then missed Tuesday's 132-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns, leaving Los Angeles with consecutive defeats for the first time this season.

Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Doncic's final game with the Dallas Mavericks.