Austin Reaves has been downgraded from questionable to out for the Los Angeles Lakers’ game at the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night with an illness, Dave McMenamin of ESPN reported. “Austin Reaves has been downgraded to out tonight in Atlanta with an illness, the Lakers say,” McMenamin posted on X ahead of the 7 p.m. ET tipoff.
Reaves had been listed as questionable on the afternoon injury report. The downgrade comes one night after he scored 43 points in the Lakers’ win over the Detroit Pistons, with Luka Dončić sitting out that game. He had started all 11 of the Lakers’ games this season before Monday.
Dončić is available in Atlanta after missing Saturday’s game, and the Lakers’ announced starting five is Dončić, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Jake LaRavia and Walker Kessler — a group that has not started together this season. Quentin Grimes is also out with a right finger sprain. McMenamin reported that JJ Redick plans to give rookie Cameron Carr rotation minutes with Reaves and Grimes both unavailable on the second night of a back-to-back.
What is not yet known: the Lakers have said nothing beyond the word “illness,” and have given no indication of Reaves’ status for their next game. Monday is the only game he has been ruled out of.
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