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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Austin Reaves, LeBron James & Luka Doncic Among Lakers Players Ruled Out Of Preseason Game Vs. Warriors
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Austin Reaves, LeBron James & Luka Doncic Among Lakers Players Ruled Out Of Preseason Game Vs. Warriors

Daniel Starkand
Published: 10/05/2025
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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 30: Luka Doncic #77, LeBron James #23 and Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves during Round 1 Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on April 30, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick announced that Austin Reaves is out in Sunday night’s preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. He joins Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Maxi Kleber and Adou Thiero on the sidelines, although Gabe Vincent will be in the lineup making his preseason debut.

Reaves doesn’t seems to be dealing with an injury, but Redick recently spoke about being cautious with him, James and Doncic this preseason knowing they will all carry big workloads in the regular season.

Meanwhile, Vincent missed practice early in training camp to manage the knee issue that has plagued him for the last two seasons. He then also sat out the preseason opener against the Phoenix Suns in Palm Springs on Friday night before now making his debut on Sunday.

With Reaves sitting out, Vincent will presumably take his place in the starting lineup alongside Jake LaRavia, Jarred Vanderbilt, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton.

Outside of Reaves, the Lakers really struggled to score against the Suns so that will be an even bigger challenge in this one. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced that he plans to play his starters, including Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, in the first half.

Redick has been open about not installing too many things yet, especially on the defensive end of the floor, so this should be a tough test against a Warriors team playing its stars.

JJ Redick on Lakers’ plan for Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic is missing his second straight Lakers preseason game despite not being injured. JJ Redick recently spoke about the plan for him this preseason in order to limit his workload after playing in EuroBasket this past summer.

“Our expectation is Luka will play in the preseason,” Redick said on Friday night. “We’re gonna use next week to continue to just get him in a good spot with his body and energy and all that stuff. He was great the first two days of camp, it was a lot. I think it made sense given his workload this summer to just kind of pull back. He’s in a great place physically, mentally. So we’ll just continue to use next week to get him ramped up and get all the guys acclimated with him.”

The Lakers get a week off after Sunday night’s game, giving them time on the practice court before their final four preseason games.

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TAGGED:Golden State WarriorsLeBron JamesLos Angeles LakersLuka DoncicMarcus SmartMaxi Kleber
ByDaniel Starkand
Daniel Starkand is a graduate from Chapman University with a degree in journalism and broadcast journalism. He grew up in Burbank, Calif. and played baseball at Burbank High and his first two years at Chapman. Along with serving as the managing editor for LakersNation.com, Daniel also serves as a senior writer, editor and social media manager for DodgerBlue.com Contact: daniel@mediumlargela.com
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