The Los Angeles Lakers are set to open the 2016-17 regular season on Wednesday night against former coach Mike D’Antoni, James Harden, and the Houston Rockets. The Lakers made it through the preseason relatively unscathed as far as injuries, with one slight exception in point guard Jose Calderon.
After a pretty impressive start to the preseason, Calderon strained his calf and wound up missing the final three games, though it never seemed as if he was in any danger to miss any time in the regular season.
That is no longer the case as head coach Luke Walton announced that Calderon will not play in the Lakers season opener according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News:
It seems as if Calderon’s calf injury is slightly worse than originally believed.