Austin Reaves. Image via: Katelyn Mulcahy/ Getty Images
Both guards sat out a game during recent back-to-back wins, and Los Angeles still won. There is some comfort. Even so, both went down in the same game late last season, so this one will be watched closely.
Doncic’s night ended with 4:25 left.
Redick also said the team is not worried about an Achilles injury. “Luka I think is fine,” Redick said. “Just a light tweak.”
Imaging is set for Thursday, so clearer answers should arrive soon. That was the first fear when the guard grabbed at his left ankle and limped to the locker room. He made a three, landed on Kyle Kuzma’s foot and turned his right ankle. He stayed in to shoot the free throw, then headed to the locker room.
Austin Reaves limped off the floor late in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, and he did not return. The win was the Lakers’ seventh in a row, and it pushed them to a league-best 11-2. The Lakers have three days off before Sunday’s game at Phoenix, which closes a four-game road trip, and their next four opponents are below .500. Doncic is averaging 38.6 points, 7.6 assists and 7.5 rebounds, while Reaves adds 24.7 points.
“X-rays were negative,” he said. The team called it a left heel injury. Coach JJ Redick gave a first read after the game, and it came with some relief and some open questions. Still, the night ended with more worry than celebration. Austin Reaves has a left heel injury, and the first update was better than many feared. Redick spoke on Spectrum SportsNet after the game. No update besides that. The schedule helps. Losing either for long would test a team with the league’s best record.
Luka Doncic also left before the final buzzer with an ankle problem. “He’ll get imaging tomorrow.