Lakers Rumors: Austin Reaves Has No Structural Damage After MRI on Back Injury

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has "no structural damage" to his back following a scary fall on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to the Los Angeles Times' Dan Woike.

The 26-year-old is on the flight to Salt Lake City with the team ahead of their game against the Utah Jazz on Sunday despite dealing with some soreness, per Woike.

Reaves is officially listed as questionable with a left pelvic contusion for Sunday's game:

The fall occurred late in the second quarter of the Lakers' 101-93 victory over the Thunder, but Reaves was able to return to the game in the second half.

Despite the fall, Reaves put up 11 points with five rebounds and three assists while committing five turnovers in 29 minutes.

Lakers coach JJ Redick commented on Reaves' toughness, highlighting his ability to return to the game following a hard foul by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

"Vantage point on the play was an airborne player and he made a play on the ball and that's why I stopped dunking very early in my life," Redick said, per CBS Sports' Jack Maloney. "Clear that he couldn't go in the first half. He's tough as nails and I thought he moved fine, wasn't really in the flow of the game cause of that and not getting to start the second half. He'll be in some pain tomorrow and we'll just have to assess going forward."

Reaves, who is averaging 16.7 points and 4.8 assists per game, has started in all 19 of the Lakers' games so far this season.