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Lakers' Reaves (calf) exits Christmas Day loss; MRI set for Friday

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LOS ANGELES -- Lakers guard Austin Reaves was ruled out at halftime of L.A.'s Christmas Day 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets because of a sore left calf, the team announced.

Reaves left the Crypto.com Arena without a brace on his left leg. He is scheduled for an MRI on Friday, a source told ESPN.

Reaves had recently missed three games with what the Lakers termed a mild left calf strain, but had returned from the injury Tuesday and scored 17 points in 22 minutes off the bench against the Phoenix Suns.