Lakers star Austin Reaves is shaking off rumors that he dated Taylor Swift ... saying straight up there's never been a love story between he and the pop singer.
The rumor initially cropped up a few weeks ago ... with some on the internet suggesting they had seen the basketball player with Swift while the two were at an Arkansas bar shortly after she had called things off with Matty Healy.
But, when Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson inquired about it all on the latest episode of the "All The Smoke" podcast .