Lonnie Walker IV Ruled Out Friday, Austin Reaves To Start
2 years agoLos Angeles Lakers shooting guard/small forward Lonnie Walker IV (tailbone) will miss Friday's contest against the Hawks, allowing Austin Reaves to step into the starting five. Walker had found his offensive rhythm prior to going down, drilling multiple triples in six straight outings prior to injury. While Reaves is coming off a scoreless performance Wednesday, he will likely see significant last-minute DFS appeal due to the 13.4 PPG he has averaged across 10 starts this year. Juan Toscano-Anderson also stands to see additional minutes without Walker in the mix, but L.A. will have to get creative offensively to make up for his 14.7 points per contest average.
Source: Dan Woike
Source: Dan Woike