Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves underwent an MRI on Saturday which revealed no serious injury to his right calf, according to Shams Charania. Reaves will be listed as day-to-day and could play as soon as Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers .

The Lakers ruled out Reaves, along with two-way guard Jordan Goodwin (sprained right ankle), because of a strained right calf.

On Saturday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Reaves underwent an MRI for his calf injury, and the results showed no sign of serious injury. The Wichita State product is considered day-to-day, although his status for Sunday's rematch against the Clippers is "uncertain," per Charania.

An NBA analyst recently shared updates on Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves' injury and availability for the upcoming game.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves exits early with right calf injury after playing 9 minutes (6 points) and feeling tightness in the muscle.

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What is Austin Reaves' status moving forward after he left early during the Lakers' win against the Clippers on Friday?

The Lakers will aim to continue their strong run when they face the Clippers again on Sunday. Unfortunately for Los Angeles, Friday's win over the Clippers was marred by an injury to Austin Reaves, who exited the game after just nine minutes due to a calf strain.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their star guard, Austin Reaves, for the remainder of Friday's contest against the Clippers due to a calf injury.  Reaves

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was ruled out of Friday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers with right calf soreness after playing nine minutes in the first quarter.