“What’s Wrong With You?”: Austin Reaves Confronts Heckler Who Dared Lakers Star to Swing at Him During Pistons Game

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. It was one of the games the Lakers decided to sit out Luka Doncic due to lower back tightness. Having that in mind, Austin Reaves was the man in charge for LA as they handed the Pistons their third loss of the season.

Detroit had home court advantage on Sunday. As Reaves carried the load for the Lakers, one of the Pistons fans tried to get in the head of the LA star to throw him off his game. In a lip-reading video created by TippernaughtSports on X, the content creator shared what both parties had to say to each other in the exchange.

"Hey, you're f****** a**," the heckler said to Reaves as he got knocked down by Ronald Holland II.

"What's wrong with you?" Reaves responded after getting back up on his feet.

"I said, you're bad," the fan replied. "Don't know what you're waiting for. Swing on me. F****** swing 'em. Swing on me."

"What are you acting for?" Reaves then questioned the fan. "Just talk. What is it?"

"I said what I said," the fan replied.

"Fine, but you were talking crazy," Reaves said back. "That's bulls***… Acting like you would jump me. What's good then?"

Reaves had the last laugh as he put the Pistons away, 121-116. AR also waved goodbye at the heckler to signal the Lakers' victory on Sunday.

Austin Reaves Explodes For 43 Points Against Pistons

Given the NBA's grueling 82-game landscape, the Los Angeles Lakers decided to sit out Luka Doncic on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. Aside from his lower back pain, this was also due to LA's back-to-back game schedule, as they faced the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

In Luka's absence, Reaves stepped up big time. He added 43 points, five rebounds, and four assists, while shooting 66.7% from beyond the arc and 51.9% overall. AR proved why he deserves to be named an All-Star for the first time in his career this season.

The heckling may have lit a fire under Reaves on Sunday. During an interview with Lakers reporter Khobi Price, he mentioned to Austin that he noticed how the LA star had a brilliant performance due to his desire to shut the Pistons fan up.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Reaves jokingly told Price, trying to act nonchalant about his scoring performance.

After his explosive game on Sunday, AR missed Monday's game against the Hawks due to illness. Despite reports that he was sick, reporters and analysts believe that it was a simple case of load management to avoid any unnecessary injuries.