Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is expected to miss at least a month because of a calf strain, the team announced Friday.

Austin Reaves exits the game with calf soreness and the Lakers rattle coach JJ Redick with a poor defensive effort in a 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets.

While NBA free agency is still several months away from commencing, it seems there's already some eye-catching smoke linking Los Angeles Lakers rising star Austin Reaves to the Utah Jazz.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves was ruled out at halftime of L.A.'s Christmas Day 119-96 loss to the Houston Rockets because of a sore left calf, the team announced. Reaves left Crypto.com Arena without a brace on his left leg.