Source: Fox News
Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that guard Austin Reaves will miss the rest of the regular season due to a left oblique muscle injury. Reaves is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. The team will have a road game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. He has played in 51 games this year, averaging 23.3 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game. The 27-year-old has emerged as one of the Lakers’ top players since joining the team in 2021. He will be eligible for a lucrative contract extension in the offseason.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Austin Reaves goes down, and suddenly the Lakers’ season is on life support.
This is the kind of injury that’ll have fans wondering if they can really make a deep playoff run.
The team is already without Luka Doncic, and now they’ll have to figure out how to win without Reaves.
The result isn’t surprising by the end – the Lakers are left scrambling to stay relevant.
Austin Reaves’ injury is just another reminder that the Lakers’ season has been a wild ride.
Author: Evan Null
