Lakers guard Collin Sexton spoke to reporters after the team’s practice in El Segundo on Saturday, Nov. 14, addressing the cut above his right eye that has left him questionable for Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, according to Khobi Price of the California Post. The injury occurred during a collision with Milwaukee’s Ryan Rollins in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 123-112 win over the Bucks on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The team’s official injury report lists the issue as a right orbital laceration.
Sexton said he was surprised by the injury, recalling his reaction as “Dang, here we go again.” The stitches above his right eye are the 11th set of facial stitches of his career.
Sexton said he feels pretty good and was able to go through practice, adding he’ll just have to see how the flight goes. He described Saturday as a “way better day” after the swelling from the cut had completely closed his right eye the previous day.
He confirmed he won’t wear a mask Sunday, opting for glasses instead, saying he just has to make sure the cut doesn’t open back up and that he’s “gotta be cautious.” Sexton was a full participant in Saturday’s practice.
The Lakers have also ruled out Austin Reaves with a bruised left heel and Cameron Carr with an illness for Sunday, while Adou Thiero and Bronny James are also listed as questionable.
Glasses Instead of a Mask Is the Only Real News Here
Sexton’s comments describe how he is managing a cut, not a change in his availability — he addressed his own recovery, and the questionable tag still stands. The one concrete takeaway is the eyewear choice: glasses rather than a mask, which tracks with full practice participation and suggests the Lakers are not treating this as the kind of facial injury that calls for heavier protection.
A Full Practice Points Toward Him Playing
Sexton’s questionable tag will resolve when the Lakers release their final injury report ahead of Sunday’s game at Phoenix, with his own framing — full practice participation, feeling “pretty good” — pointing toward him playing if cleared.
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