Collin Sexton Ruled Out for Lakers Season Opener Against Warriors

Collin Sexton is officially out for Wednesday's season opener against the Golden State Warriors thanks to a lingering calf injury.

The Los Angeles Lakers are already down a key backcourt piece before the regular season even tips off. Sexton missed the entire preseason dealing with a right soleus strain, and the team is clearly not ready to roll the dice on opening night.

"JJ Redick noted Sexton was doing everything except the live portion of practice."

Head coach JJ Redick recently mentioned that Sexton was doing everything except the live contact portion of practice. In modern NBA translation, participating in everything except the actual basketball part means you are nowhere near ready to play in a real game.

Missing opening night because of a preseason calf issue is the most predictable start to an NBA season possible. You wait all summer for real hoops, and the injury report is already looking like a CVS receipt before the first national television broadcast even starts.

Bettors looking at the Lakers' opening night rotation will have to pivot immediately. Without Sexton eating up backcourt minutes, the prop markets for the rest of the Los Angeles guards are going to see a serious bump in volume against Golden State.

Sexton is officially considered day-to-day, but calf strains are notoriously stubborn. Expect the Lakers to play it incredibly safe, meaning we probably will not see him logging real minutes until he can actually survive a full-contact practice without his leg barking.