Austin Reaves Injury: Lakers Guard Hurts Heel, Luka Doncic Says He’s Good
Reaves left the Lakers’ seventh straight win with a left heel injury and gets imaging Thursday, while Doncic shrugged off an ankle tweak.
The Los Angeles Lakers won again. They just might have paid for it.
Austin Reaves left Wednesday night’s 123-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks with a left heel injury and didn’t return, and Luka Doncic gave everyone a scare when he rolled his ankle late in the fourth quarter. The Lakers have now won seven straight and sit at 11-2, the best record in the NBA, ESPN reported.
Lakers HC JJ Redick says Luka Doncic appears to be “fine” after tweaking his ankle against the Bucks.
He added that Austin Reaves’ heel X-rays came back negative with further imaging scheduled for tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/SeSWpSCakd
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) November 12, 2026
What happened to Austin Reaves
Reaves landed awkwardly after a missed fast-break dunk with 8:21 left in the third quarter. He stayed in after a timeout, then took himself out at the 5:20 mark and limped to the locker room with the medical staff, per RG. He had 18 points, five assists and three steals in 25 minutes before leaving.
The early news was decent. JJ Redick said X-rays at the arena came back negative and that there’s no concern about Reaves’ Achilles. He’ll get more imaging Thursday back in Los Angeles. “No update on AR until we’ll have imaging tomorrow,” Redick said.
Reaves apparantly injured the heel when he landed. Obviously initially good sign that x-rays were negative. https://t.co/qNUp9YWxJU
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) November 12, 2026
That imaging is the big one. Reaves came into the night averaging a career-high 25.2 points, and he scored a season-high 43 in Sunday’s win over Detroit with Doncic sitting out, Heavy noted. With LeBron James now in Philadelphia, Reaves and Doncic have been the Lakers’ whole 1-2 punch.
Luka Doncic says he’s “good”
Doncic went down near the 3-point line after landing on Kyle Kuzma’s foot following an and-one 3, and he stayed on the floor holding his ankle for a few moments. The Lakers were up 114-90 with 4:23 left, so they pulled him, Yahoo Sports reported.
Afterward, he waved it off. Doncic said it hurt a little but he’d be fine, and he pointed out that the Lakers are 3-0 on the road trip. Redick called it a light tweak. Doncic scored 32 with five rebounds and five assists, and he came in averaging 39.3 points a game.
JJ Redick says X-rays were negative on Austin Reaves' heel but he will get more imaging tomorrow.
He think Luka Doncic "will be fine" and just had a light tweak of his ankle.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) November 12, 2026
Collin Sexton also needed stitches after a collision with Ryan Rollins, making it three Lakers guards who got banged up in one night.
Lakers fans hold their breath
It’s been a rough couple of days for star guards. Golden State is already without Steph Curry, who has an oblique tear, and Lakers fans spent Wednesday night refreshing for anything on Reaves. For Milwaukee, it was a second straight loss after the 117-85 blowout in New York.
The good news for L.A. is the schedule. The Lakers don’t play again until Sunday in Phoenix, which gives Reaves three days before anyone has to make a call. The imaging results will decide the rest.
Sources: ESPN, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Sports (update), Heavy, RG, Yardbarker, BVM Sports
