Overview
- Reaves suffered a Grade 2 oblique strain on April 2 and was initially given a four-to-six week recovery timetable.
- Reporting Thursday and Friday said the Lakers directed Reaves to use Dodgers medical and performance staff at Dodger Stadium while the team plans its own upgrades.
- Lakers president Rob Pelinka confirmed the franchise is working with Dodgers personnel to install a biomechanics lab, new movement labs, and a recovery lab this offseason.
- Reaves returned sooner than expected, appearing in Game 5 of the first-round series and playing in six postseason games before the Lakers’ second-round exit.
- The move reflects owner Mark Walter’s integration of Dodgers advisers Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi into Lakers operations and could change how the team manages injuries and player availability going forward.