Austin Reaves exits with heel injury as banged-up Lakers win 7th straight
Lakers guard Austin Reaves exited Wednesday's win due to a left heel injury. Initial X-rays came back negative and he will undergo further evaluation.
2027
| Season | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | LAL | 11 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 2026 | — | 68 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | UTAH | 63 | 18.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | UTAH | 78 | 18.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | UTAH | 48 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | CLE | 11 | 16 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | CLE | 60 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | CLE | 65 | 20.8 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2019 | CLE | 82 | 16.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
Lakers guard Austin Reaves exited Wednesday's win due to a left heel injury. Initial X-rays came back negative and he will undergo further evaluation.
ATLANTA — As Collin Sexton tries to find his groove with the Lakers, coach JJ Redick has reiterated a sentiment during conversations with the veteran guard. Patience. “He can want it so bad,” Redick said of Sexton. Collin Sexton brings intensity to the Lakers. That competitive fire, and sense of urgency, is what drew the...
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NBAWith the Los Angeles Lakers being on the second night of a back-to-back, they decided to sit out Austin Reaves — with Luka Doncic coming back from a one-game absence. This left a secondary playmaking void for the Lakers, which Collin Sexton gladly filled. He finished with 18 points and six assists in a 124-114 […] The post Lakers big Walker Kessler’s take on Collin Sexton team-up will hit Jazz fans in the feels appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NBAThe Lakers' head coach JJ Redick explains how Collin Sexton crucially stepped up in Austin Reaves' absence against the Hawks tonight.
The Los Angeles Lakers headed out on their first extended road trip of the season, taking on the Detroit Pistons on Sunday in the first game of a back-to-back. It wasn’t easy by any means, but the Lakers led wire-to-wire to earn their fifth straight victory and improve to 11-2 on the season. Lakers 121, […]
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One thing that has been very apparent since Collin Sexton has taken the court for the Los Angeles Lakers is the energy and intensity he brings. Whether it is picking up 94 feet on defense or attacking the rim with reckless abandon on offense, Sexton brings a level of intensity that very few can match, […]
NBALakers coach praises bench depth after impressive win over Clippers.
Jarred Vanderbilt is one of the longest tenured members of the Los Angeles Lakers, but over the last couple seasons has always been in and out of the rotation. Vanderbilt didn’t appear in the first four games of this season, but head coach JJ Redick turned to him against the L.A. Clippers to essentially serve […]
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Collin Sexton comes across as polite and understated. … Until you watch him play. The 27-year-old guard transforms from someone who speaks in hushed tones and politely nods in the locker room into someone who more closely resembles a rabid animal when he’s on the court. Los Angeles Clippers guard Cam Christie, left, tries to...
NBAThe veteran forward helped key a win for the undermanned Lakers on Wednesday
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick credited his team’s defensive intensity, rebounding and bench production after the Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 103-87 on Wednesday, October 28, despite playing without Luka Doncic. The Lakers improved to 4-1 after responding to their first loss of the season. Quentin Grimes scored 23 points, Collin Sexton […] The post JJ Redick credits Lakers’ defense after Clippers win appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
NBAJazz Darryn Peterson scored 18 points against the Spurs. When the game needed deciding, though, the Jazz rookie was watching. Will Hardy pulled the No. 2 overall pick with 2:05 left in regulation and didn’t bring him back for overtime in Wednesday’s 117-111 loss. “We’ve got to clean up execution,” Hardy said, via Shreyas Laddha […] The post NBA Notes: Jazz, Darryn Peterson, Lakers, Collin Sexton, Warriors appeared first on Hoops Wire.
LOS ANGELES – In need of a bounce-back win following a disappointing loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers came into Intuit Dome and ended up rolling to a 103-87 victory against the LA Clippers despite the absence of two starters in Luka Doncic and Ziaire Williams. Helping lead the way for […] The post Collin Sexton gets real on major impact vs. Clippers appeared first on ClutchPoints.
LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers revamped their roster in the offseason, one of the players they targeted early was veteran guard Collin Sexton. Now in his ninth season in the NBA, the former lottery pick was brought on to add both ball-handling and scoring punch off the bench. But one key aspect […] The post Collin Sexton keeps it real on taking leadership role in 1st Lakers season appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Collin Sexton missed the entire preseason and the first game of the regular season while recovering from a right soleus strain. But since getting on the court, Sexton has shown exactly why the Lakers brought him in this summer. Sexton was huge for the Lakers on Sunday against the Utah Jazz […]
NBAAfter missing all of preseason and the regular season opener with a right soleus strain, Collin Sexton made his Los Angeles Lakers debut in Friday night’s win over the L.A. Clippers. Sexton didn’t do anything spectacular as he was on a 16-minute restriction, but he showed some glimpses of what he can be for the […]