{"id":372257,"date":"2025-12-27T02:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/372257\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T02:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:42:09","slug":"lakers-austin-reaves-sidelined-at-least-4-weeks-due-to-left-calf-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/372257\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers’ Austin Reaves sidelined at least 4 weeks due to left calf strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Saturday, December 27, 2025 2:36AM<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> guard Austin Reaves<\/a> is expected to miss at least four weeks due to a calf strain, a source told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday.<\/p>\n

Reaves was ruled out at halftime<\/a> of a 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets<\/a> on Thursday because of a sore left calf and left Crypto.com Arena without a brace on his left leg. A source said an MRI on Friday revealed a grade 2 left gastrocnemius strain.<\/p>\n

Reaves had recently missed three games with what the Lakers termed a mild left calf strain. He had returned from the injury Tuesday and scored 17 points in 22 minutes off the bench against the Phoenix Suns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He started against Houston, though Lakers coach JJ Redick had said Reaves would remain on a minutes restriction.<\/p>\n

Reaves scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting in 15 minutes in the first half against the Rockets. Marcus Smart<\/a> started the third quarter in Reaves’ place.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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