Austin Tyler Reaves is a basketball player from America. Born on May 29, 1998, Austin recently played basketball professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
Austin joined Cedar Ridge High School in Newark, Arkansas. During his senior season, he averaged 32.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Austin led his school team to advance to a state tournament. He received the title of Most Valuable Player of the Match. After graduation, Austin decided to play college basketball for Wichita State.
A torn labrum in Austin's left shoulder was repaired with surgery during his first year of college. He had been playing with this injury since his junior year of school. Austin played as a reserve this season and averaged 4.1 points. He again faced another surgery during his college's second season. This injury was on his right shoulder. He missed many games of the regular season. Despite that, he scored a season-high 23 points in a match over Tulsa.
Following his second season at Wichita, Austin moved to Oklahoma but didn’t play due to NCAA rules. During his free time, he gained around 9 kg weight. Austin scored a career-high 41 points in a match against TCU. This season, he averaged 14.7 points and 5.3 points per game.
In his senior year, Austin scored 32 points in a match against TCU. He averaged 18.4 points and 5.5 rebounds and received First Team All-Big 12 award. After finishing this season, Austin declared for the 2021 NBA draft on March 31.
Austin went undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft. He started playing basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers after signing a two-way contract with the team which was later converted into a standard NBA contract.
Austin Reaves Injury History
Hamstring Injury
Austin Reaves had strained his left hamstring while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in November 2021. He was sidelined for at least two weeks and this period was to be extended as per the severity of the injury.
Again, in January 2023, A left hamstring strain caused Austin to miss many games of the regular season. According to some reports, Austin was sidelined for the last 11 contests of the Los Angeles Lakers. The head coach of the team, Dervin Ham reported that Austin could return to the court in the first week of February after missing around 15 games in a month.
Ankle Injury
In December 2022, Austin suffered from an ankle injury during a match against the Washington Wizards. He rolled his ankle in the third quarter of the match and this injury limited his gameplay. Some reports claimed that he was subsequently in and out of the team’s locker room for the rest of the game after having this injury.
Austin reported that he is fine and he is always taught by his parents to keep playing despite having injuries. So, he continued to play in the next matches and led his team to several victories.
Knee Injury
Recently in 2023, Austin suffered a minimal knee injury in the fourth quarter of a game. His knees collided with that of Jaren Jackson Jr. This injury didn’t have much effect on his gameplay. Later, Austin clarified through his Twitter page that he is completely fine and that was just a little stinger for a second.
FAQs
A. Austin Reaves plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
A. Austin primarily plays as a shooting guard in the team.
A. Austin is listed as 6 feet 5 inches tall.
A. Austin Reaves has scored 1,277 points in his two seasons in the NBA.
