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Austin Reaves did “everything” he could to give himself a chance to return to the Lakers during the NBA playoffs aftersuffering a Grade 2 oblique strainone week before the regular season ended.
And his mission was successful:Reaves returned in Game 5of their eventualfirst-round playoff series victory over the Rocketsand played in six postseason games beforethe Lakers were swept in the second round by the Thunder.
While Reaves didn’t share what “everything” entailed, he took advantage of the Lakers’ connection to another iconic sports franchise in the local market.
In addition to rehabbing at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo, Reaves also underwent treatment at the Dodgers’ facility.
Astory from Yahoo Sports, which cited two anonymous sources, stated that Reaves’ rehabbing at the Dodgers’ facility was a suggestion by the Lakers.
“There were days I left my house at 7:30 [a.m.] and I didn’t get back until 7:30 [p.m.] or later at night,” Reaves said of his rehab process. “Just going through every possible thing I could do to help myself get better. And we did it as a collective. We huddled up when it first happened and it was basically attacked every single day after.”
Reaves’ rehab process is another example of the connection between the Lakers and Dodgers since Mark Walter became the majority owner of the Lakers last October. Walter had already been the controlling owner of the Dodgers since 2012.
The Lakers have made several changes to their front office on the business side since Walter bought the franchise, includingLon Rosen as the president of business operations(replacing Tim Harris),Michael Spetner as the new chief strategy and growth officer(new position) andRyan Kantor as the vice president of global partnerships(new role).
Dodgers executivesFarhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman joined the Lakers in advisory rolesin November.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
