24-Year-Old Austin Reaves Channelizes Inner Kobe Bryant in a Subtle Warning to the League After Lakers Demolish Ja Morant?s Grizzlies

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to finish off the series in six games and on their home turf. The Lakers defeated Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies by a huge 40-point margin, with a final score of 125-85. Now, with the Lakers advancing to the Western Conference semifinals, 24-year-old Austin Reaves is still not satisfied with the win and is already locked in to take down their upcoming opponents.

The Los Angeles Lakers absolutely blew past the Memphis Grizzlies, leaving them no space for a comeback during the game. And now, Reaves is already taking a page out of Kobe Bryant?s playbook.

Austin Reaves issues a warning

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was known for many things during his NBA career. But one thing that other players still talk about to this day was his undying work ethic to get better and win at any cost.

One of the most iconic press conferences of The Black Mamba is the Lakers’ Game 2 win in the 2009 NBA finals. Los Angeles was up 2-0 and a reporter asked Bryant why he did not look happy with the situation.

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To that, the five-time NBA champion said, ?What?s there to be happy about? Job?s not finished. Job finished? I don?t think so.?

Austin Reaves, the 6?5 shooting guard decided to emulate Bryant?s ?Mamba Mentality.? According to Lakers reporter Jovan Buha, after the win over the Grizzlies, Reaves said, ?It?s good to win the series, but the job?s not finished.?

This only goes to show that the young guard is already locked in and ready to take on his next opponent in the semifinals. Now, let?s see whether it will be the Sacramento Kings or the Golden State Warriors.

Ja Morant and the Grizzlies are out of the playoffs

Austin Reaves has been a crucial part of the Lakers? lineup throughout the series. Apart from LeBron James and Anthony Davis picking up the slack on offense, Reaves managed to do some damage of his own.

The undrafted shooting guard averaged 16.5 PPG for the first round of this series with an excellent field goal percentage on the floor. When James and Davis are not on the floor, Reaves has become a great option for head coach Darvin Ham to utilize.

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Both Reaves and D’Angelo Russell have formed a great understanding of each other’s game on the court as well, which will only help the two going forward. Let?s see how well Reaves performs in the second round!