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Lakers’ Austin Reaves Comments on His ‘I’m Him’ Chants From Game 1

The forward scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help Los Angeles win the first game vs. the Grizzlies.

Madison Williams

Lakers’ Austin Reaves Comments on His ‘I’m Him’ Chants From Game 1
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Lakers guard Austin Reaves has had a breakout campaign this season, and his talents were one of the main reasons why Los Angeles pulled out a 128–112 win over the Grizzlies in Game 1 of the first round in the 2023 NBA playoffs on Sunday.

Reaves showed out in the fourth quarter specifically, scoring 14 points then after tallying just nine points combined in the three quarters prior. He finished the game with 23 points, four assists and three rebounds.

His late heroics prompted Reaves to chant “I’m him!” to the Lakers bench. After the game, the 24-year-old couldn’t stop smiling in his press conference when asked about this.

“I know it’s a lot of emotions,” Reaves said. “You dream about being on a stage like this with the best basketball players in the world. It’s the playoffs. I got hot late and, you know, had fun.”

Reaves will take the court next Wednesday night when the Lakers face the Grizzlies for Game 2.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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