{"id":717324,"date":"2026-04-24T23:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/717324\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:48:26","slug":"austin-reaves-official-game-3-status-for-lakers-vs-rockets-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/717324\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Reaves official Game 3 status for Lakers vs. Rockets revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Reaves (oblique) is out for Game 3 between LA and Houston.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers will continue to sideline Austin Reaves.<\/p>\n

Ahead of their Game 3 showdown in Houston against the Rockets, the Lakers announced that Reaves (oblique) will be unavailable<\/a> to play.<\/p>\n

The wait continues across LA, as Reaves will be shelved by the Lakers this Friday. He was initially listed as questionable.<\/p>\n

The undrafted star has made tremendous progress in his recovery after sustaining a Grade 2 oblique complication in early April, causing him to miss the final five games of the Lakers’ regular season.<\/p>\n

Reaves’ status moving forward in this first-round series will largely depend on the upcoming result of Game 3 for the Lakers against the Rockets. They are up with a comfortable 2-0 lead after winning the first two games in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Reaves averaged a career-high 23.3 points with 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 51 games for the Lakers this past regular season.<\/p>\n

Before the Lakers’ final status declaration around Reaves, the Rockets had already ruled out Kevin Durant (ankle)<\/a> for Game 3.<\/p>\n

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