As the Lakers closed out Sunday’s loss, their sixth-straight and 10th in the last 12 games, one typically regular member of the rotation remained planted on the bench once again. After not playing on Friday against the Pelicans, Reaves received a DNP-CD for a second straight game against the Nuggets.
It’s the first time this season Reaves has been healthy and has not played in back-to-back games. In fact, the two games are one of the only times this year at all that Reaves has been healthy and hasn’t played.
After establishing himself as one of the few positive role players this season, Reaves being benched back-to-back games is a bit of a shock.