Austin Reaves improved his injury report against the Hornets
The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off their worst loss of the season after being defeated by the Atlanta Hawks 122-102 to start their current road trip. The Lakers will face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday for the second game on the road, and they may have some reinforcements. Austin Reeves is ruled out with a groin injurybut was promoted on the Lakers’ latest injury report.
Austin Reeves was officially listed as suspicious on the Lakers’ injury report ahead of their upcoming game against the Hornets. While the Lakers have gotten off to a good start amid early injury woes, potentially getting Reaves back in the lineup will be a big boost for the team. With Reaves sidelined against the Hawks, Lakers head coach JJ Redick wasn’t happy with the team’s starter’s effort.
Reaves has been out the last three games with the aforementioned groin injury. The Lakers went 2-1 in that span and had a five-game winning streak before the Hawks loss. The Lakers guard was originally ruled out for the second straight night against the Portland Trail Blazers last Monday. That quickly turned into a whole week.
Now in his fifth season with the Lakers, Reaves is in the midst of a career year. He played in the team’s first seven games with just over 37 minutes per game. He averaged 31.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 48.9 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from the three-point line and 90.3 percent from the free throw line.
Back on October 26th, Reaves exploded for a game-high 51 points in a huge road win against the Sacramento Kings without Luka Doncic and LeBron James in the lineup. He followed that up with 41 points against the Trail Blazers, albeit in a loss. He finished that week with the game-winner on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Reaves began his career on a two-way contract with the Lakers, though that was quickly converted to a standard deal. He can become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season if he chooses to exercise his player option.
2025-11-09 22:36:00
