Overview
- Head coach JJ Redick said Saturday that Austin Reaves underwent imaging on his rib and oblique in Dallas and the team is still waiting on results, leaving his availability listed as TBD.
- An MRI on Friday confirmed Luka Doncic has a Grade II hamstring strain, and multiple reports indicate he is likely out for the final five games of the regular season.
- The injuries followed Thursday’s 139-96 blowout in Oklahoma City, where Reaves also confronted a courtside fan who taunted the injured Doncic in a tense exchange caught on video.
- Redick explained Reaves needed a second MRI after local clinicians scanned the wrong area the first time, highlighting continued uncertainty heading into Sunday’s game in Dallas.
- With five games left, the Lakers must manage rotations and seeding without Doncic as Reaves and Marcus Smart remain day-to-day, raising questions about matchups and postseason readiness.