Austin Reaves will return to the Lakers' lineup Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets after missing five weeks with a strained left calf. He will come off the bench and be on a minutes restriction. Coach JJ Redick described Reaves as an All-Star-level player, noting his on- and off-ball play, court leadership, connectivity and defensive competitive spirit. Reaves tweaked the calf Dec. 10 and suffered a separate strain on Dec. 25. Before the injury he averaged 26.6 points on 50.7% shooting, 6.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals. The Lakers went 10-9 without him.
"Reaves, sidelined the last five weeks with a strained left calf, will come off the bench and be on a minutes restriction, according to Redick. "I think we've missed him in every facet," Redick said. "Both as an on-ball player, off-ball player, a connector, leadership on the court, competitive spirit -- competitive spirit defensively. So, he's an All-Star-level player, and of course, you're going to miss him in a number of ways.""
"Reaves, 27, was enjoying a career season before tweaking his left calf Dec. 10 in a 132-119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs and then suffering a separate strain of the calf two weeks later in a 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets on Christmas Day. Prior to the injury, Reaves was averaging 26.6 points on 50.7% shooting from the floor, with 6.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game."
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