Austin Reaves injury update: Lakers lose second star for regular season ahead of playoffs
The Lakers will lose Austin Reaves for the regular season after latest injury update. With Luka Doncic out, here is the latest ahead of the playoffs.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is reportedly out for the remainder of the season. Reaves has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury and he will miss the Lakers' five remaining regular-season games, according to ESPN . Reaves has had his best season with the Lakers after joining the team as an undrafted rookie signing in 2021.
In his fifth season in Los Angeles, Reaves averaged a career-high 23. 3 points, 4. 7 rebounds, 5.
5 assists and 1. 1 steals. His shooting splits are 49% on field goals, 36% from three and 87% on free throws.
Reaves appeared in their most recent game, a 139-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 2. Reaves scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shots and 3-for-3 on free throws in 27 minutes in the loss. Los Angeles also lost their star guard, Luka Doncic, when he left the game and was later ruled out with a strained hamstring.