Future Uncle Austin Reaves Adorably Used Lakers Game to Help With Gender Reveal

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In one of the coolest—and most adorable—gender reveals you’ll ever see, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves used the color of his sneakers to divulge the gender of a baby his brother's wife is expecting.
When Reaves took the court for Wednesday's Lakers game against the Indiana Pacers in white-and-pink kicks, it became official that his brother Spencer and his wife Casey are expecting a baby girl.
Congrats @SpencerReaves31!
— NBA KICKS (@NBAKicks) March 26, 2025
Austin Reaves with the gender reveal for his brother! 👟 pic.twitter.com/tHm4kl6rg5
Spencer is playing professional basketball in Germany, where, as of the time of the Lakers' tip-off, it was the early morning hours. But that time difference didn’t stop Spencer from chiming in to join the celebration and thank his brother for the gesture.
Appreciate you! We didn’t know Austin would be so pumped to do this. He’s known for weeks. Maybe he got Luka on board as well with his shoes tonight 😉 https://t.co/dNj5z9ITc0
— Spencer Reaves (@SpencerReaves31) March 27, 2025
Congratulations to the Reaves family!
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Tim Capurso is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated, primarily covering MLB, college football and college basketball. Before joining SI in November 2023, Capurso worked at RotoBaller and ClutchPoints and is a graduate of Assumption University. When he's not working, he can be found at the gym, reading a book or enjoying a good hike. A resident of New York, Capurso openly wonders if the Giants will ever be a winning football team again.