The Los Angeles Lakers' growing list of injuries has deepened as Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves were ruled out of Monday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. A lower left-leg contusion sidelines Dončić, while Reaves is nursing right groin soreness.
Both featured heavily in the Lakers' 130-120 victory over the Miami Heat the night before, and the team's medical staff opted to rest them for recovery. The decision then leaves Los Angeles short-handed for the second half of its back-to-back schedule.
