His basketball season ended a month ago but Reaves is still competing.
On Monday, the Korn Ferry Tour X account, formerly known as Twitter, announced Reaves would be participating in Monday's qualifying round for the Visit Knoxville Open at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tn. The tweet came with a video of Reaves taking a tee shot.That's a pretty good swing for a professional athlete in another sport. And it's impossible to see where the ball went but there was an optimistic, if not confident, pep in Reaves' steps as he walked off the tee.
The Lakers guard will quality for this weekend's tournament if he finishes in the top four of his qualifying round at Willow Creek. In total there are eight golfers who will participate in the tournament coming from qualifying rounds—four from Willow Creek and four from Three Ridges GC, where another qualifying round is being held.Reaves carries a +2.2 handicap index. That number indicates he is definitely a great golfer.
Reaves averaged 15.9 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game over the 2023-'24 season for the Lakers. He put up 16.8 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per contest in L.A.'s first round loss to Denver. He signed a four-year, $53.8 million contract last offseason.
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