Lakers guard Austin Reaves will undergo further testing after leaving Wednesday's 123-112 win over the Bucks, NBA.com reported.
Coach JJ Redick said Reaves suffered an ankle injury. A post from ESPN's Dave McMenamin, quoted by NBA.com, said X-rays were negative and that there would be no further update until Reaves received medical imaging back in Los Angeles on Thursday. Early in the third quarter, Reaves went up for a dunk attempt, seemed to injure his left heel, and ended his night early, NBA.com reported. The site used both "ankle" and "heel" in describing the same exit; this account keeps those wordings with their sources rather than choosing one diagnosis.
Reaves, who entered the game averaging 25.2 points, finished with 18 points, five assists, three rebounds and three steals, shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 1-for-3 from beyond the arc in 25 minutes. He played 51 games in 2025-26, suffering multiple calf strains as well as a left oblique strain late in the season, NBA.com reported. This story does not include Thursday's imaging results, which had not been reported in the opened dispatch.