JJ Redick Won't Sugarcoat Lakers' Situation With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves
The Los Angeles Lakers will take on Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs, with the team being shorthanded due to stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves trying to battle back from their injuries.
With Doncic and Reaves dealing with injuries that are expected to keep them out for several weeks, there doesn't appear to be a lot of optimism about the talented backcourt duo returning in the first few games of the first-round series with the Rockets, if at all.
JJ Redick Reveals Status of Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves
After the first day of practice ahead of Game 1 on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, Lakers head coach JJ Redick revealed when the team would give an update on Doncic and Reaves.
Redick says both players remain out indefinitely and that a concrete update won't be given this week, via ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
"They're out indefinitely," Redick said of Doncic and Reaves. "I'm not going to have an update for you this week. They're out indefinitely."
"They're out indefinitely. I'm not going to have an update for you this week. They're out indefinitely" - JJ Redick on the injury statuses of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves pic.twitter.com/h9awcSTLcP
- Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 14, 2026
Obviously, this isn't great news, as it still leaves a lot of doubt about whether the Lakers' two-best players will be available at some point during the first-round series with Houston.
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This story was originally published April 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM.