Lakers guard Austin Reaves jokes that LeBron James and Luka Doncic would tell him “I suck” after his game-winner vs. Timberwolves.

As the Lakers have continued to battle without Doncic, shooting guard Austin Reaves has stepped up to carry the scoring load. On Wednesday, coach JJ Redick shared that Doncic was trending in the right direction, saying the team hoped to have him back within the “next couple of games” ( h/t Dave McMenamin of ESPN ).

Austin Reaves might have to shoulder an incredible workload for the LA Lakers, who could miss up to seven players against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves remained humble when speaking about his recent week including a game-winner against the Timberwolves.

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 51 points in leading the short-handed Lakers past the Kings on Sunday night without Luka Doncic.

Lakers lead 1-0 after 128-110 victory Oct. 24 What was billed to be a spotlight, prime-time game now looks like a preseason scrimmage. The Lakers are without F LeBron James (back) and now G Luka Doncic (finger),

Gabe Vincent limped back to the locker room during the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night matchup against the Sacramento Kings.