On Sunday, April 5, it was reported that Luka Doncic was heading to Europe to seek specialized treatment for his grade 2 left hamstring strain in an effort to expedite his return. Now, more details have come to light regarding what that treatment actually looks like.

ESPN's Shams Charania gave the latest update on the status of the injured Los Angeles Lakers star with a bit of new information. In a segment on NBA Today, Charania reported that Doncic is currently in Spain to receive "an injection procedure" in his hamstring area to "promote healing" and streamline his recovery process.

"We know a grade 2 hamstring typically falls between 4-6 weeks," Charania said on-air. "He's doing everything he can to see if he can push that timeline up just a little bit. ... That's what he's doing. He's in Spain."

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Charania added that there's still a lot of unknowns, such as how the treatment itself actually works, the effectiveness of it, and how much it can possibly speed things up.

Doncic strained his hamstring in the fourth quarter of Thursday's blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and has been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season and his status for the playoffs is currently uncertain, but a first-round appearance would be surprising given what we know about the usual timeline for grade 2 hamstring strains.

A Grade 2 hamstring strain is a “moderate injury that is typically a partial tear in the muscle; patients are likely to limp when walking and will have occasional twinges of pain during activity,” according to Mercy Health.

The injury could take close to a month to heal, but “returning to sports before the injury is fully healed can cause more severe injuries.”

Doncic wasn't the only Lakers guard that Charania gave an update on. Austin Reaves -- who has also been ruled out for the final five games of the season with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury -- is rehabbing in LA and is still expected to miss 4-6 weeks, which would sideline him for most of if not all of the first round.

"The goal is for both of these players to be back," Charania said.

With the Lakers down two of their best players and possible first-round matchups against the Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets or Minnesota Timberwolves (or possibly the Phoenix Suns if the Lakers can lock up the No. 3 seed), they might need a vintage LeBron James run just to make it out to the second round.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lakers Luka Doncic injury update: What we know on special treatment