Before Austin Reaves emerged as a core player on the Los Angeles Lakers, he was an undrafted free from rural Arkansas. He was overlooked in the draft by scouts who thought he wasn't athletic or big enough,

Austin Reaves felt LeBron James was being too hard on him during his rookie season and complained about it to former Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is quite optimistic about his former team after they dismantled the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 22. After the Lakers blew out the Nuggets in Denver, Johnson took to his X account to express his belief in the Lakers’ playoff chances with LeBron James and Luka Dončić leading the way.