LA Lakers guard Austin Reaves was defended by former player Nick Young on a Thursday episode of the "Gil's Arena" show. His passionate defense came after host Gilbert Arenas called out Reaves for a perceived bad shot selection.Young asserted that he's tired of the criticism aimed at Reaves. He called out his critics for being hypocritical about the former Oklahoma Sooner."I'm not going to let you talk about AR (Austin Reaves) like that," Young said. "Because I heard that s*** from you all my life. It's always big shots. You always up like this or you down like that. AR is doing what AR does because everybody allowed him to do that.""You can't be happy one day when the shots going in and then mad the next day when they're not," the former Lakers guard added. "I'm not going to let you disrespect my corners like that. … Bad shot maker. I hated that s***."Reaves has struggled in his last two games. Against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, he finished with 11 points on 3-of-16 shooting as the Lakers won 112-108 on the road. In their last game, a 132-119 NBA Cup game loss against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, he struggled again with 16 points from 6-of-16 shooting.Despite his recent struggles, he has been one of the Lakers' best players this season. He is averaging 27.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game, while shooting 50.3% from the field and 36.9% from beyond the arc.Lakers coach JJ Redick not bothered about Austin Reaves' recent strugglesCoach JJ Redick said after the loss to the San Antonio Spurs that he's not bothered by Austin Reaves' struggles. He reminded his critics of his role during the absence of LeBron James and Luka Doncic.“The guys carried us for six weeks, and that takes a toll on you. He kept fighting, and I appreciate that. He’s gonna have a lot more great nights than frustrating nights,” Redick said.Lakers coach JJ Redick (right) talks with guard Austin Reaves (15) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesReaves and the Lakers will hope for better results when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m. ET.