Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves took a scary fall late in the second quarter of his team's 101-93 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Thankfully, he was able to return to the game in the second half and didn't appear to be significantly hindered.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has "no structural damage" to his back following a scary fall on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves took a hard fall against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dalton Knecht made sure to check on him.

After second-quarter collision sends him to locker room, Lakers guard returns but costly late turnover helps seal Oklahoma City's 101-93 victory, ending Los Angeles's Cup title defense.

The Los Angeles Lakers need Austin Reaves to take another step forward if they're going to sustain their strong start to the 2024-25 season.

After 16 games this season, the Los Angeles Lakers are roughly where they were for much of the second half of last season. They're a very good offensive team, and this season, they have more ball and player movement on that end of the floor under new head coach JJ Redick.

Sources tell me Austin Reaves received imaging on his back and that it showed no structural damage after a scary fall Friday against OKC. He is with the team on their flight to SLC but he’s dealing with soreness from the play.

Austin Reaves left the Lakers' NBA Cup game against the Thunder after taking a scary fall in the second quarter.