The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, which means the focus for the Los Angeles Lakers can get back to basketball. The Lakers are coming off a successful 5-3 road trip and returned home to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

With LA down 10 in the second half on Thursday against the 76ers, Austin Reaves came up big to turn a loss into a win.

Reaves has admitted that he had a tough time during his spell on the sidelines. It was not fun, as he believes it is much better and easier to be out on the floor compared to rehabbing his injury.

NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Reaves was bored. He would lift weights during the day, but all he could do during games was watch his Los Angeles Lakers from the bench. “I think all I did for a month and a half was yell at the refs.

Los Angeles Lakers Austin Reaves becomes ineligible for NBA awards after calf injury knocks him below the 65-game threshold.

The reserves for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Sunday.