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Austin Reaves is currently sidelined due to injury as the Lakers start the playoffs. There are hints regarding his potential return timeline, but specific details remain unclear.
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The Los Angeles Lakers begin the postseason quite shorthanded.
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are both out with injuries as the Lakers take on the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs.
Yep, it'll be LeBron James putting the Lakers on his back for right now.
But down the road, can the other stars return?
For Reaves, it sounds like there's a chance.
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At the time of Reaves' injury, he was said to have a 4-to-6 week recovery time.
He sustained a Grade 2 oblique strain on April 3.
At the front end, that could get him back by the end of the month, and potentially in the latter stages of the Lakers' series with Houston.
The general speculation is that Reaves' oblique injury doesn't come with much risk of making it worse, and so there's hope he'll get back on the floor.
The Lakers sure would like to have Reaves in the game.
The exact timeline for Austin Reaves' return is not confirmed, but there are indications he may come back during the playoffs.
Austin Reaves is out due to an unspecified injury, which has not been detailed in the latest updates.
The Lakers are starting the postseason shorthanded without Austin Reaves, relying heavily on LeBron James to lead the team.

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This season, he averaged 23.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
The 6-foot-5 guard shot 49.0% from the field, 36.0% from 3-point range and 87.1% from the foul line during the regular season.
The Lakers are better with Reaves on the floor, to be sure, and so they hope that happens sooner rather than later.