The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their star guard, Austin Reaves, for the remainder of Friday's contest against the Clippers due to a calf injury.  Reaves

The Los Angeles basketball rivalry was bound to get more interesting with Luka Dončić on the Lakers, and he delivered on Friday. The Slovenian star nearly set a new high in his Lakers career with 31 points against the Los Angeles Clippers,

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been sidelined by right calf soreness in the first half of their game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Friday night's game against the LA Clippers looking as healthy as they've been all season. Unfortunately, it looks like the Lakers won't be finishing the game as healthy as they started it.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was ruled out of Friday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers with right calf soreness after playing nine minutes in the first quarter.

Austin Reaves sustained a right calf injury during the first half of the Lakers' defeat of the Clippers and is scheduled to undergo an MRI scan Saturday.

Speaking of Reaves, Handy had an interesting first impression of Reaves when he first became a member of the Lakers. When talking about how LeBron James helped Reaves build some confidence, he mentioned his first impression of him when speaking with Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson.

One Fox Sports 1 analyst feels Austin Reaves is the man who puts the Lakers over the top as legitimate contenders for the NBA championship.