WWE legend Ric Flair fiercely criticized Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic on May 6 for missing Game 1 of the second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which the Lakers lost 108-90. Doncic has been sidelined throughout the playoffs with a hamstring injury that also caused him to miss the final five regular-season games and the entire first round. Flair, in a post on X, demanded Doncic play through the pain by taking cortisone, referenced his $50 million salary, and urged owner Jeanie Buss to trade him next year. This aligns with Flair's past disdain for NBA "load management," where he contrasted players resting for minor injuries with wrestlers who perform despite severe harm, citing his own back injury from an airplane crash.