Lakers' Austin Reaves to miss at least a week with a mild calf strain

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will miss at least one week with a mildly strained left calf.

Reaves will miss at least the Lakers' next two games, according to the timeline set out by the team Friday.

Reaves is the NBA's ninth-leading scorer this season with 27.8 points per game during a breakout start. The former undrafted free agent has played his way into genuine stardom during his five seasons with the Lakers, and he is earning All-Star buzz this year while forming a prolific backcourt with Luka Doncic, who is averaging 35.0 points.

Reaves is also contributing 6.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Lakers, who are off to a 17-7 start despite injury absences for all three of their best players.

LeBron James missed the first 14 games of his unprecedented 23rd NBA season due to sciatica. Doncic has missed six games with minor injury management and a quick trip to Europe for the birth of his second child, while Reaves missed three games earlier this season as well.

The Lakers' next game is at Phoenix on Sunday, and they don't play again until Thursday at Utah.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) gestures after making a three point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Lakers' Austin Reaves, left, shoots the ball against Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Drummond, center, and Paul George, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) gestures after making a three point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Actor Hailee Steinfeld and her husband, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, are expecting their first baby together.

Steinfeld, known for her roles in “Hawkeye,” “Sinners” and the “Pitch Perfect” franchise, announced her pregnancy Friday in her Substack newsletter as part of a list of her favorite moments of the year.

At the end of the roundup was a video of the couple holding hands next to a tiny snowman. Steinfeld is seen wearing a sweater that reads “mother,” and Allen kneels to kiss her baby bump.

The announcement came a day after Steinfeld's birthday. She and Allen are both 29. The couple tied the knot earlier this year at a private ceremony in California after dating since 2023.

Congratulations poured in Friday from across the sports and entertainment worlds, with the NFL sharing the video to its social media.

Allen and the Bills (9-4) are preparing to square off Sunday against the New England Patriots (11-2), who could end Buffalo’s divisional run of dominance in the AFC East with a victory this weekend.

FILE - Josh Allen, of the Buffalo Bills, and his fiancé, Hailee Steinfeld, pose on the red carpet at the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)