Lakers could sit Austin Reaves to reduce risk. Why it's a bad idea.
The Los Angeles Lakers are considering sitting guard Austin Reaves to reduce the risk of reinjury as they face the Houston Rockets in Game 5. Reaves has been out for nine games with a strained oblique muscle and is expected to be needed in top form for the next series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is expected to return to action after missing nine games with a strained oblique muscle. Reaves told reporters he wants to get back out there as fast as he can and feels good. The Lakers are considering sitting him again when they play the Houston Rockets on April 29. Mychael Thompson, a former Lakers player and current broadcaster, believes Reaves needs a tuneup game before the next series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Reaves has gone 26 days without playing in a game and will need to regain his form, having averaged 23.3 points per game this season. The Lakers will need Reaves in top form to have any shot at beating the Thunder, especially with Luka Dončić out indefinitely with a hamstring injury.
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