After being listed as questionable earlier than being dominated out for the Lakers’ final two playoff video games towards the Rockets, there’s heightened optimism that star guard Austin Reaves will make his return to the courtroom in Sport 5.
Reaves might be a gametime determination for Wednesday’s matchup at Crypto.com Area, with the Lakers main 3-1 within the best-of-seven first spherical collection after dropping Sunday’s Sport 4 in Houston.
The star guard has been sidelined since struggling a Grade 2 left indirect pressure through the April 2 loss to the Thunder, which generally comes with a 4-6 week restoration timeline.
Wednesday marks simply sooner or later shy of 4 weeks since Reaves suffered the damage.
“I really feel good,” Reaves mentioned on Tuesday throughout his first media availability since struggling the damage. “So far as what we’re doing, we’re in a great spot. 3-1 again [at] house, so we’ve acquired a great alternative [on Wednesday]. So we’ll see.”
