Overview
- The team said Reaves has a grade 2 left gastrocnemius strain and will be re-evaluated in roughly four weeks, keeping him out for at least the next month.
- He exited the Christmas game against the Rockets at halftime with left calf soreness after scoring 12 points in 15 minutes and did not return.
- This is a recurrence of a recent left calf strain that cost him three games earlier in December before a limited return on Dec. 23.
- With Reaves sidelined, ball-handling and scoring duties will shift more to Luka Dončić and LeBron James, with Marcus Smart expected to log heavier backcourt minutes.
- Reaves is in a career year at 26.6 points, 6.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game, and teammates and staff are urging caution, with Dončić advising him to take his time given the risks associated with calf injuries.