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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 .

Austin Reaves is set to return for the Los Angeles Lakers as they host the New York Knicks in hopes of winning their eighth straight game.

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.

However, right now, L.A. is short-handed. Forward Rui Hachimura suffered a case of patellar tendinopathy on Thursday versus the Minnesota Timberwolves and has been out since. In addition, guards Austin Reaves and Jordan Goodwin sat out Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers with a calf strain and ankle sprain, respectively.

Starting forward Rui Hachimura (knee) missed his fourth straight game and will be reassessed on Friday before a four-game road trip that begins Saturday night in Boston.

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

It was not a seamless return to the starting lineup for Austin Reaves on Thursday, but he had plenty of jokes at his own expense about it.