Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is expected to miss at least four weeks due to a calf strain, the team announced on Friday.

According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić is expected to face the Houston Rockets on Christmas. Dončić didn’t play against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday (12/23) because of the lower left leg contusion he suffered on December 20 against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has been diagnosed with a grade 2 left gastrocnemius strain and will be reevaluated in four weeks. After looking that up, I came to find that the gastrocnemius is the chief muscle of the calf and also runs to the Achilles tendon.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić reportedly is expected to play on Thursday against the Houston Rockets, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on NBA Today on Wednesday.

Houston Rockets wing Dorian Finney-Smith has been upgraded on the injury report ahead of their Christmas game in LA.

The Los Angeles Lakers played without Luka Doncic on Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns, and it showed in the final score. With the Slovenian superstar sidelined with a leg injury, the Lakers suffered a 132-108 loss to the Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix,