{
  "id": 19869251,
  "title": "Lakers' Austin Reaves day to day with bruised heel. Luka Doncic's ankle is OK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/lakers-austin-reaves-day-to-day-with-bruised-heel-luka-doncics-ankle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T21:31:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lakers-austin-reaves-day-day-213112862.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent game, Lakers guard Austin Reaves suffered a bruised heel, believed to be a minor injury, while Luka Doncic, the NBA's leading scorer, was fine after rolling his ankle. Coach JJ Redick announced on Friday that Doncic is expected to play in the next game against Phoenix on Sunday, while Reaves is considered day-to-day. The Lakers' impressive 7-game winning streak vaulted them to the top of the NBA standings with an 11-2 record. During the game against Milwaukee, Reaves injured his left heel while attempting a dunk in the third quarter and left the game. Instead of getting imaging exams, the team and Reaves decided to classify his injury as day-to-day. Guard Collin Sexton is also marked as day-to-day after a confrontation with Milwaukee's Ryan Rollins, but a concussion has been ruled out. Doncic, the league's top scorer with an average of 38.6 points per game, is expected to be available for the next game, while Reaves, ranked 15th with 24.7 points per game, will be closely monitored. Both players had significant injury issues last season, with Reaves playing in only 51 games and Doncic just 64, which qualified him for his second scoring title.",
  "summary": "LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers guard Austin Reaves has a bruised heel that's thought to be a minor injury, and NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic is fine after rolling his ankle in Los Angeles' most recent game.Lakers coach JJ Redick said Friday that Doncic is expected to be available for their next game in Phoenix on Sunday, while Reaves is listed as day to day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Sophie Cunningham sends NBA a message after Luka Doncic incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sophie-cunningham-sends-nba-a-message-after-luka-doncic-incident",
        "published": "2026-11-13T11:53:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}