Austin Reeves’ reaction after seeing Luka Doncic’s finger has gone viral
On Monday night, Los Angeles Lakers fell to 2-2 with a home loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. It was another big one played by Austin Reeveswho followed up his 51-point masterpiece against the Sacramento Kings with another 41 on Monday, but in the end, Lakers’ lack of depth the injuries were too much to overcome against Portland.
The Lakers could certainly use Luka Doncic right now, but the Slovenian star is currently sidelined with multiple injuries, including a sprained left finger.
On Monday, with Reaves sidelined, Doncic showed up to show his teammate how his arm looked from the injury and Reaves’ reaction. quickly went viral.
(NFSV, video via Luka Updates on X, formerly Twitter).
Lakers fans certainly hope Doncic’s injury isn’t as severe as Reaves’ reaction might suggest.
Tough part for the Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers knew they would be without LeBron James for the first few weeks of the season due to injury, but they probably didn’t expect just seven members of their active roster to be healthy less than a week into the 2025-26 campaign.
However, this is exactly the situation the team is in now due to various injuries. The good news for Austin Reaves is that he’s been given an opportunity to be as elite a player as he can be with the ball in his hands, but it remains unclear whether head coach JJ Redick will be able to find a way to capitalize on that potential when he’s moved to his normal third option alongside James and Doncic.
Overall, the Lakers will be happy to go 2-2 given the number of injuries they are dealing with, but they would certainly like to see their best player in Doncic back in the lineup as soon as possible. Doncic had a great start to the season, scoring 43 and 49 points in his first two games before an injury sidelined him.
The Lakers will next take on the Minnesota Timberwolves without Anthony Edwards on Wednesday night.
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