{"id":697952,"date":"2026-04-04T15:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697952\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:37:16","slug":"lakers-lose-luka-doncic-after-injury-and-austin-reaves-could-be-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697952\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers lose Luka Doncic after injury and Austin Reaves could be next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/los-angeles-lakers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> may be dealing with another injury concern as Austin Reaves also appeared to suffer an issue during the loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nba\/luka-doncic-reportedly-out-for-rest-of-regular-season-after-lakers-injury-update\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luka Doncic already out for the rest of the regular season<\/a>, the possibility of another key contributor being limited only adds to the growing tension around the team heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Reaves managed to continue playing, but the sequence quickly drew attention from the coaching staff and medical personnel. He appeared uncomfortable after stretching for a loose ball, raising concerns about whether the Lakers could be facing multiple health issues at the worst possible time of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">With the playoffs approaching and rotation depth already under pressure, any setback involving Reaves would complicate the Lakers\u2019 plans. <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LeBron James<\/a> and the Lakers are trying to maintain the No.3 seed in the Western Conference, but injuries are beginning to overshadow that goal.<\/p>\n<p>Is Austin Reaves injured with Lakers?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Yes. Head coach JJ Redick confirmed that Austin Reaves felt discomfort after an awkward play against the Thundeer, though he was able to continue. The Lakers will now monitor how he responds before determining whether further evaluation is necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cHe was in a weird position, stretching for a basketball, loose ball, and just felt something like intercostal, somewhere in his back, in between the ribs. He was able to play through it and battled back. We\u2019ll see how he feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The update only increases concern for Los Angeles heading into the playoffs. With Doncic already out indefinitely and Reaves now dealing with discomfort, the Lakers could enter the postseason short-handed, putting even more pressure on the rest of the roster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/mfcastro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mfcastro-52x52.webp.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[10px] hidden min-h-[72px] text-(length:--theme-text-size) leading-[20px] md:block md:min-h-[52px]\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro is a seasoned sports writer and analyst at Bolavip US, with a specialization in NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Golf. With over 15 years of experience in the field, he has served as a broadcaster, commentator, and reporter for Grupo ACIR Radio in Mexico. During his career, Miguel has covered major global events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, FIFA Confederations Cup, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, PGA Tour, and ATP Tour. His extensive experience and expertise make him an integral part of the Bolavip US team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Lakers may be dealing with another injury concern as Austin Reaves also appeared to suffer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":697953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3790],"tags":[7,4034,1698,300,4044,185,251,150,4033,4043,368,6,86329],"class_list":{"0":"post-697952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-lakers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-lakers","11":"tag-lakers","12":"tag-lalakers","13":"tag-lebron-james","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangeleslakers","18":"tag-luka-doncic","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-nomsn"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116347185701438810","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}