Austin Reaves injured as Lakers win seventh in a row

The Lakers won their seventh straight game. They could lose something bigger.

Star guard Austin Reaves left Wednesday’s 123-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks with a left heel injury and did not return.

Advertisement

Reaves, who scored 18 points with five assists and three steals, landed awkwardly on a blocked dunk attempt during the third quarter but stayed in the game despite appearing to be in discomfort on the bench during an ensuing timeout. He covered his head with a towel on the sideline, but played three more minutes until he eventually subbed himself out during live play.

After center Walker Kessler grabbed a defensive rebound, Reaves staggered to the bench and limped toward the tunnel, forcing the Lakers to call a time out with 5:20 remaining in the third.

The 28-year-old guard just signed a maximum contract extension this summer and was off to a career year. He was averaging 25.3 points on 50.8% shooting from the field, 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists. He was shooting a career-best 41.3% from three-point range.

Read more: ‘It’s forever’: Lakers rookie Cameron Carr cherishing first NBA points

Advertisement

Reaves had missed the Lakers’ previous game against the Atlanta Hawks because of illness.

Despite the absence of their second-leading scorer, the Lakers (11-2) stayed atop the league standings behind 32 points, five assists, five rebounds and three steals from Luka Doncic on Wednesday and a second-consecutive 23-point performance off the bench from Sandro Mamukelashvili.

The Lakers were left digging deep into their rotation to weather the end of a grueling three-game, four-day trip. Guard Quentin Grimes missed his second consecutive game Wednesday with a sprained finger on his right hand. Grimes was questionable for Wednesday’s game, but still had swelling, Redick said, which could have affected the right-handed guard’s shooting.

Guard Collin Sexton left the game with 6:51 remaining after knocking heads with Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins. Sexton went to the locker room holding a towel to his forehead.

Advertisement

Read more: What we’ve learned about the first-place Lakers

Doncic came dangerously close to an…

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/austin-reaves-injured-lakers-win-034153374.html

Author :

Publish date : 2026-11-12 03:41:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.