Jake LaRavia Rumors

Mike Trudell: JJ Redick said Jake LaRavia is good to go today after missing Friday’s game with the ankle sprain.

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Thuc Nhi Nguyen: JJ Redick said Jake LaRavia hopes to return Tuesday next week if not Sunday. LaRavia hoped to go today, but spoke with coaches after shootaround and his right ankle “just wasn’t there,” Redick said.

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Dan Woike: Jake LaRavia won’t play tonight because of an ankle sprain, the first game he’s missed due to illness or injury as a Laker

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Thuc Nhi Nguyen: Collin Sexton in position to make his Lakers debut after being removed from the injury report for tomorrow's game against the Clippers. Jake LaRavia is questionable after spraining his right ankle in the fourth quarter Wednesday. Cam Carr and Adou Thieor still out.

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Khobi Price: JJ Redick on Jake LaRavia: "No update. I'm probably be more positive than when it first happened. But again, he'll be evaluated and the next time I talk to you guys, we'll have an update."

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Dave McMenamin: A look at Jake LaRavia’s adjusted shooting form. “To shoot the same way for your entire life and then tweak it in one offseason was not the easiest thing,” he said this week. “Now it's just my new shot."

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LaRavia acknowledged he may have ridden the highs and lows of the season too dramatically. Once he started feeling too comfortable with his play, it made handling any adversity more difficult. By the end, he watched the Lakers’ last two playoff games from the bench. “I hit a mental lapse last season and I wasn’t able to shake back from it,” LaRavia said. “And as a professional athlete, that can happen, but when you play on this stage, that can’t happen.”

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“Not every player is willing to do that and be proactive about [mental health],” Redick said of LaRavia. “When we sat down for our meeting at the end of the season, those are the two things that we talked about: Being proactive about your mental health, being proactive about your shooting. And he did both of those things this summer.”

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Benjamin Royer: "I hit a mental lapse last season, and I wasn't able to shake back from it," Jake LaRavia said. LaRavia said he's done a lot of mental reflection during the offseason to avoid that happening again, and worked on his jump shot, finding a more consistent rhythm.

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Smith is expected to handle lead-guard responsibilities for Real Madrid, giving him an opportunity to play a much larger role for the EuroLeague club where Luka Doncic developed before entering the NBA. Smith celebrated the signing by posting a photo in his new uniform on Instagram, prompting several Lakers players to respond. Bronny James was among the first to congratulate him. “Damn thats fire bro be great!!!” James commented on Smith’s post. Adou Thiero offered his support as well, writing, “Get to it brudda,” while Jake LaRavia added, “Yea nick.”

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“There’s a couple of people, man. Obviously we know what Austin and Luka can do and then you got a lot of heavy on Walker Kessler. But I’m looking at guys like the rook, Cameron Carr, but like Ziaire (Williams) and Mamu (Sandro Mamukelashvili). Like those two guys, Collin Sexton, a defensive presence that could come off the bench or start, be a point guard for them. Those three guys, to me, can be X-factors for the group, like what Jake (LaRavia) was last year. Jake can still carry that over and be better, but I think those three guys are guys that I’m looking at that can probably make a jump and make this team dangerous, if they progress.”

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Lakers backup forward Jake LaRavia is also dealing with a "very low grade, minor" right ankle sprain suffered in Game 2, Redick said after practice Thursday before the team's flight to Houston. Redick added that an MRI on LaRavia's ankle came back clean, and LaRavia was not listed on the injury report for Game 3.

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Law Murray: Jake LaRavia had a low grade ankle sprain, per JJ Redick. Day to day. He has played in every game this season

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Khobi Price: Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are at the Lakers' practice facility, joining Jake LaRavia and Jarred Vanderbilt while they shoot free throws

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