Who is Collin Sexton?
Collin Sexton is a professional basketball guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is in his ninth season in the league and is a newer member of the Los Angeles Lakers, who signed him in the offseason. He is currently out with a calf injury and has not yet played a game for the Lakers.
Why it's in the news
Sexton was ruled out of the Lakers' 2026-27 season opener against the Golden State Warriors with a calf strain. He had been expected to make his first appearance for the team in that game.
- Collin Sexton — Sexton ruled out of Lakers season opener with calf strain
Background
Collin Sexton is a veteran guard who plays in the NBA, the professional basketball league in the United States. Sources describe him as a former lottery pick, meaning he was chosen early in the league's draft. This is his ninth season in the NBA.
The Lakers signed Sexton during the offseason, and the team wanted him for his ball-handling and his ability to score as a reserve, meaning he would come off the bench rather than start. He was expected to make his first appearance for the team in the season opener. He did not play in any of the five preseason games.
Sexton was ruled out of the Lakers' season opener against the Golden State Warriors. The team says he has a right soleus strain, an injury to a muscle in the lower leg commonly called the calf. He had been listed as questionable before the game, but he was later downgraded to out. The Lakers began the 2026-27 season without several players, including rookie Cameron Carr, who is out with a right oblique strain and is listed as day-to-day, and second-year forward Adou Thiero, who is out with a left knee effusion. Sexton's absence adds to the early challenges for a team that is also adjusting to life after LeBron James.