Lakers injury update vs. Jazz: latest status on Luka Dončić, LeBron James, and Austin Reaves ahead of tonight’s matchup.

Dave McMenamin: Austin Reaves (projected to miss a week with a mild left calf strain) is back on the practice court, getting up shots. JJ Redick says there is “no update” on Reaves’ health heading into Thursday’s game at UTA

The NBA has been hit hard by calf injuries this season, and there are some critical absentees on the Week 9 injury report.

The Los Angeles Lakers hit the lottery by signing guard Austin Reaves as an undrafted free agent in 2021. Reaves went from a two-way G League player to one of t

On Friday, it was revealed that Austin Reaves has a calf strain. As a result, he will miss at least a week of action, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "Lakers guard Austin Reaves has a left calf strain and will be reevaluated in approximately a week,

Reaves is having a breakout season, averaging 27.8 points per game and establishing himself as the No. 2 option next to Doncic.

With the soon-to-be 41-year-old LeBron James also regressing as a defender, the Lakers rank 20th in defensive rating (116.5 points per 100 possessions), 18th in points allowed (116.7 per game), 25th in defensive field goal percentage (48.2 percent), and 23rd in opponents' fastbreak points (16.1 per game).

The scouting report against us is we’re not guarding people,’ guard Marcus Smart says as the team adjusts to losing high-scoring Austin Reaves for a week.