[McMen] Austin Reaves has a mild left calf strain, per the Lakers. Will be reevaluated in approximately one week.
[McMen] Austin Reaves has a mild left calf strain, per the Lakers. Will be reevaluated in approximately one week.
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Definitely needs a rest and perfect time for it we barely play this next week
How many players have had calf strains this season already?
Probably the perfect time for this to happen considering our schedule. Only have 3 games till December 20th and all are winnable. Suns, Jazz, clippers.
We get to see Luka and Bron play which should be fun as well.
I think this explains his poor play recently? Seems like this is going to be a rest until Christmas.
Perfect timing with the schedule for this to happen now tbh. I wonder if this is why he seemed a bit timid last game. Hopefully he recovers quickly š
Lakers taking the long view. I doubt he has an actual calf strain. Calling it āmildā and saying reevaluation in just 1 week lol. Same kind of thing they did with Luka after the first two games.
Give Austin a week to recover mentally and physically. We have like 2 games heāll miss if heās out a week.
And for the love of god, use this opportunity to play Adou Thiero consistently.
God help me if we start Gabe during these games
That explains his speed issues these two games
Damn. Well, at least we have Luka and LeBron!
He deserves some rest. Curious who we sub in to take his spot. Hopefully heās Smart and not Gabe.
Makes sense why damn near all his shots were short the past 2 games
forced to watch more gabriel vincent minutes
Most likely a rest period for him. Donāt think itās serious. Bro pretty much carried us for 6 weeks. He looks worn out. This gives JJ a chance to experiment with lineups.
Exiting the NBA cup is a blessing in disguise. We all know the winners enter a slump, itās exhausting playing playoff level basketball this early in the season. Now we get extra time to rest and pace for the season and the real playoffs.
that explains the dip in production my goat has been playing injured
40+ mins a game will do that
Arenāt calf strains bad? I doubt heās out for 1 week
A TON of calf strains in the league this year.
Get well soon Austin. The increased work load does wear on the players.
So that’s why he was playing like crap the last couple of games
stared at my phone for like 15 seconds in disbelief, this sucks
Please let’s start Marcus
JJ couldāve sat him during his stinker where he was clearly fatigued but noā¦
Man Up
Yea, his legs could use some extra rest.
Every time I hear ācalf strainā or ācalf injuryā now in the NBA I immediately think Achilles strain.
He needs to chill for his own good. He doesn’t want a major lower body injury in a contract year.
Time for Gabe to step up š¤
im joking of course
Get this man a lot of rest and soft calf stretches before it becomes an Achilles issues!
Adou should start. Let him be the poor man version of Amen Thompson and Derick Jones Jr. Lakers starters will be a bit faster and with energy. But instead of experimenting, JJ will play the ol reliable Gabe, who will play bad defense and then get 1-2 shots for the whole game
I know Austin probably hates this but itās better in the long run he rests..sure heās been playing on some tough matchups but he and Luka are playing INSANE minutes the past weeks.
The fact that JJ has turned into tibbs when it comes to these two was something I was monitoring and I knew would catch up to either of them.
welp lol
We finna trade him for Gianniās
Trade for Giannis? Maybe that was the near tears interview, he knew it was his last game.
Hopefully this means more nick smith minutes instead of Gabe Vincent minutes
Fuck all these calf strains dude
JJ playing AR too many minutes. Just wearing him down. Take the loss/ no more 40 minute games.