It will be a long time until Luka Doncic can have his bromance partner, Austin Reaves, backing him up as the number two for the Los Angeles Lakers. The superstar point guard will have to make do with LeBron James until then.
Reaves is due to miss an extended stretch of this season after his issues with a calf injury went from bad to worse. The Lakers star exited early from their Christmas Day loss against the Houston Rockets, leaving Doncic and James to fend for themselves. It did not go well.