Austin Reaves’ season will be suspended for at least seven days.
The Los Angeles Lakers guard is out with a mild left calf strain and will be re-evaluated in a week. according to team reporter Mike Trudell.
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LA has two games next week: away games against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. If Reaves is not ready to return within the minimum time frame, he would also miss a game against the Los Angeles Clippers next Saturday.
The Lakers’ season has been primarily defined by outrageous numbers for Luka Dončić and, until recently, the absence of LeBron James, but Reaves has made his case as a true star in 21 games. He’s averaging career highs across the board with 27.9 points, 6.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game, and he’s actually the team’s leader in win shares according to Basketball Reference.
He set a career high with 51 points in Octoberwhile Dončić and James were both absent.
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Those contributions helped the Lakers start the season with a 17-7 record, tied for fourth in the Western Conference. However, they fell short in the NBA Cup on Wednesday with a 132-119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs..
