The Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a razor-thin victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night and Austin Reaves was a huge part of their hard-fought win. Reaves scored a career-high 38 points during the game,

LeBron James isn’t the only one enjoying Austin Reaves’ recent breakout as head coach JJ Redick recently praise the guard for playing at an All-Star level for the Lakers.

Austin Reaves claps back at naysayers trolling LeBron James by highlighting their lob dunk from the Nets-Lakers clash.

When the Los Angeles Lakers traded D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets last month, it meant Austin Reaves was officially the full-time starting point guard. That move was kind of made clear when Lakers head coach JJ Redick moved Russell to the bench early in the season.

Austin Reaves and LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a close win over D'Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets.

JJ Redick spoke ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Brooklyn Nets tonight. When asked about Austin Reaves, Redick spoke fondly about his talent and ability. But he also identified a key weakness of his game - not keeping his composure and taking bad shots when the team is struggling.