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Austin Reaves is day-to-day with a bruised heel while the Lakers say Luka Doncic is fine

JJ Redick says the Lakers guard has only a minor injury after X-rays came back clean. Doncic is expected to play Sunday against the Phoenix Suns.

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Lakers guard Austin Reaves in a gold No. 15 Los Angeles jersey and white headband dribbling up the court

The Los Angeles Lakers may have dodged a scare with Austin Reaves.

Coach JJ Redick said Friday that Reaves is day-to-day with a bruised left heel.

Reaves got hurt in the third quarter of Wednesday's 123-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. He landed awkwardly on his left foot after missing a fast-break dunk and did not return.

No MRI needed

X-rays at the arena came back clean. When the team checked on Reaves back in Los Angeles on Thursday, it decided he did not need more scans.

Asked if that meant the injury was minor, Redick kept it simple.

"I would assume a day-to-day injury is minor, yeah," he said.

Good news on Luka

Luka Doncic rolled his right ankle late in that same win. Redick said the star "is fine."

"I think the expectation would be he's available," Redick said about Sunday's game against the Phoenix Suns.

Backup guard Collin Sexton needed stitches above his right eye after an accidental head bump with Bucks guard Ryan Rollins. He has no concussion symptoms but is also day-to-day.

Quentin Grimes, who has missed two games with a sprained pinkie on his shooting hand, practiced Friday. "It's kind of feeling basically back to normal," he said.

A tough grade for a top team

The Lakers are 11-2, the best record in the NBA. Redick still used the break to hand out some homework.

He went over a 21-page presentation from the team's analytics staff along with game film.

"Being first in the West, with the stuff that they showed us, you would think we were almost last," forward Ziaire Williams said. "But yeah, for sure, got to keep us honest."

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