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The Los Angeles Lakers are rolling. They beat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-112 on Wednesday for their seventh straight win and sit at 11-2, one of the best records in the West.
But that night in Milwaukee gave fans a scare. Luka Doncic tweaked his ankle, and Austin Reaves hurt his heel. Then Collin Sexton banged heads with Bucks guard Ryan Rollins with 6:51 left in the fourth quarter.
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Sexton was bleeding, play was stopped, and he never came back. On Saturday, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin brought good news on X after practice.
“JJ Redick said that Collin Sexton was a full participant in practice on Saturday,” McMenamin wrote.
In a second post, McMenamin added more from Sexton himself.
“Collin Sexton says that the Milwaukee game was the 11th time in his 9-year pro career where he’s required stitches on his face after a game. He said his eye was swollen shut Friday but was much better today and he’ll wear protective eye goggles in PHX on Sunday,” McMenamin wrote.
Eleven times will not shock anyone who has watched Sexton play. He attacks the rim with no fear, and his face has paid for it more than once.
The bigger worry after a head-to-head hit was a concussion. Redick ruled that out on Friday. Now, the only change fans should notice in Phoenix is a pair of goggles.
That is a relief, because Sexton has a clear job on this team. The Lakers signed him to a two-year, $19.2 million deal in July. They wanted another guard off the bench who can get his own shot when Doncic or Reaves sits.
His start in Los Angeles was slow. A calf strain kept him out of the whole preseason and the season opener.
Redick never doubted the fit, though. He has pointed out that Sexton once averaged 24 points a game in Cleveland. For Redick, signing him was an easy call. Sexton can score at the rim, from midrange, and from deep.
That scoring could be needed right away. Reaves is day-to-day with his heel injury, so Sexton may see more minutes. Doncic is expected to play.
Tip-off in Phoenix is 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, with the Lakers going for their eighth win in a row.
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