Reaves picked up the injury during Friday's win over the Bucks and will sit Sunday while the Lakers let the bruise settle.
Austin Reaves is out for Sunday's road game against the Suns because of a bruised left heel, the Lakers announced. He was one of five players listed on Saturday afternoon's injury report.
The bruise came out of Friday's 123-112 win over the Bucks, a game that left the Lakers banged up in several spots, with Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton and Luka Doncic all suffering injuries of varying severity. Reaves had X-rays after that game that came back negative.
Coach JJ Redick said after Saturday's practice that the plan is simply to let the swelling go down rather than push Reaves back onto the court. "AR, just letting him sort of dissipate the bone bruise," Redick said, adding that Reaves was in flip-flops at practice. Redick noted Sexton was a full participant in practice, a more encouraging sign for his availability.
With Reaves sidelined and the status of his banged-up teammates still being sorted out, the Lakers will have to navigate Sunday's matchup with a thinner rotation than usual.