Lakers coach JJ Redick noticed Austin Reaves’ defensive acumen
As coach JJ Redick began to extol the virtues of Austin Reaves’ game and how the Lakers have asked for a little more out of…
Lakers’ Austin Reaves fails to qualify for Korn Ferry Tour event
Lakers guard Austin Reaves failed to qualify for a Korn Ferry Tour event Monday in Knoxville, Tenn., shooting six-over-par 76 at Willow Creek Country Club.…
Lakers’ Austin Reaves confident shooting game-winner versus Bucks
MILWAUKEE — Austin Reaves felt sick to his stomach, the ball more than halfway in before it somehow popped out in the biggest moment. Nine days…
Without LeBron and Davis, Austin Reaves and Lakers stun Celtics
BOSTON — If you walked into the TD Garden on Thursday, you wouldn’t expect to see Rui Hachimura tongue-wagging, Austin Reaves confidently firing from 40 feet,…
Austin Reaves and the Lakers’ minutes game
Hey everyone, it’s Dan Woike, beat writer for the L.A. Times. Welcome to a holiday edition of The Times’ Lakers newsletter. I’m busy. You’re busy.…
Austin Reaves’ 28 points help deliver NBA Cup to Lakers
LAS VEGAS — Austin Reaves had one last special moment to deliver, one last play to provide the Lakers, one last ounce of energy to give…
Against Suns late, Austin Reaves shows why he’s ‘a big-time player’
The Lakers were leading by just one point this tense in-season tournament game against the Phoenix Suns as Anthony Davis dribbled the basketball up the…
Austin Reaves’ three-pointer lifts Lakers past the Phoenix Suns for a trip to Vegas
The joke, publicly and privately, among the Lakers leading up to and during the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament was the amazement at how badly a…
Lakers-Blazers takeaways: Anthony Davis steps up, Austin Reaves settles in
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, left, drives past Trail Blazers guard Skylar Mays during the first half Sunday. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) For the…
Inside Lakers’ decision to move Austin Reaves to second unit
PHOENIX — Austin Reaves stood in the hallway outside the Lakers’ visiting locker room, his back against the wall as one of the stars of the…
Column: Did Austin Reaves find a spark against the Clippers?
His back on the Crytpo.com Arena floor, Austin Reaves looked up toward the rafters and exhaled. “... finally,” he said. He’d just made a floater…
LeBron James and Austin Reaves lead the Lakers past Nets
LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t surprising to see the Lakers look disjointed in their preseason opener Saturday in San Francisco, too many possessions defined by too…
Austin Reaves ‘tips his hat’ to Dennis Schroder after U.S. loss
MANILA — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there…
Lakers’ Austin Reaves on fame, Team USA bonding, Steph Curry
Austin Reaves was backstage at the Manila Sneaker Expo, unsure of what he was about to walk out on stage and see. As a member…
Austin Reaves scores 15, U.S. secures second-round berth in FIBA World Cup
MANILA, Philippines — The first required step at the Basketball World Cup for the Americans is now complete. They’re going to the tournament’s second round. An…
Lakers’ Austin Reaves on Team USA, his drive to prove himself
LAS VEGAS — Austin Reaves sat shotgun in a rental car driving along East Flamingo Road while telling his story, the one about the odds he…
Lakers’ Austin Reaves to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup
A summer in which he’s expected to sign a multiyear contract worth, at minimum, $51 million became more memorable for the Lakers’ Austin Reaves as…
Lakers newsletter: Will they bring back Austin Reaves? And other offseason questions
Welcome to this week’s Lakers newsletter, I’m Dan Woike, beat writer for the L.A. Times. This is the first newsletter of an offseason in which…
How Austin Reaves shook his slump in Lakers’ Game 4 win
With his backpack draped over his shoulder and a bag of food in his right hand, Austin Reaves eased his way to the Lakers’ bus…
Austin Reaves ignores hits to the face to deliver for Lakers
Austin Reaves gathered his thoughts before he answered the question. In his two seasons with the Lakers, it has been a rite of passage for…