Lakers Reveal Austin Reaves Decision After Injury Scare

Nov 11, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) warms up before a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Lakers Reveal Austin Reaves Decision After Injury Scare

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By Ryan Ward | Last updated Nov 14, 2026 7:10 PM ET

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Heading into Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers will try to win their eighth straight game and remain among the best teams in the Western Conference standings.

However, the team has been in danger of being shorthanded in this game against a division rival, with rising star Austin Reaves dealing with a heel injury that knocked him out of the Lakers’ last game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Austin Reaves Ruled Out Against the Suns

Unfortunately for the Lakers, the storied franchise will be without its second-best player on Sunday, with the team officially ruling out Reaves for this early game in Phoenix at the Mortgage Matchup Center.

Rookie Cameron Carr is also out due to an illness.

Austin Reaves and Cameron Carr ruled OUT for Sunday's game. Collin Sexton, Bronny and Adou Thiero are QUESTIONABLE pic.twitter.com/nWx59a7DE8
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) November 15, 2026

Although Reaves won’t be on the floor to take on Devin Booker and company, the Lakers will have superstar guard Luka Doncic ready to go, as he has been cleared to play.

Doncic tweaked his ankle in the win over the Bucks after a dangerous closeout by former Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma.

Lakers Could Be Really Shorthanded

The Lakers also have three players that are currently listed as questionable, with Collin Sexton, Adou Thiero and Bronny James Jr. also potentially stuck watching from the sideline in street clothes on Sunday in Phoenix.

This article first appeared on FanNation All Lakers and was syndicated with permission.

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