Austin Reaves will get in courtside fan’s face throughout explosive Lakers efficiency
With Luka Dončić sidelined, Austin Reaves was within the midst of getting his greatest sport of the season Sunday towards the Pistons.
And he crammed in for Dončić in additional methods than one, exchanging phrases with a courtside fan amidst his explosive scoring efficiency.
The Lakers star guard walked as much as a male fan towards the tip of the primary half sitting on the baseline reverse of the Lakers’ bench, which was closest to the basket the Lakers opened the sport taking pictures at.
Reaves bent over within the fan’s face and the 2 exchanged phrases through the stoppage of play whereas the Lakers had been up 60-45 with simply over eight seconds left within the second quarter.
It wasn’t clear why Reaves confronted the fan, or what was stated through the trade, earlier than the sport ended.
However clearly the fan stated one thing the previous Oklahoma product didn’t admire.
The trade could have lit fireplace below Reaves.
Already having 19 factors at halftime, he scored one other 13 factors within the third quarter to assist the Lakers take a 88-81 lead going into the fourth.
His 32 factors coming into the ultimate quarter was a season-high and his first 30-point sport of the season.
