Lakers ball day-to-day with sprained ankle

Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton said leader Lonzo Ball was day-to-day after spraining his left ankle in a loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.

Ball was injured in the second quarter when he stumbled on a Nuggets player and briefly returned to the third before being stopped for the night. He played only 18 minutes and finished with seven points, five rebounds and two assists.

The X-rays were negative and Ball then insisted that he play when the Lakers would face the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in the first leg of a home and away match.

"I'm going to play Thursday," said Ball. "It's just a regular sprain, I'm going to get it treated and I'll be ready to leave on Thursday."

He also said that he wanted to play more on Tuesday despite the injury.

"I mean, I wanted to play," said Ball, of NBA.com. "The coaching staff thought it was better for me to get some rest, so that's what I did. I tried it, and I guess I did not." Had not moved enough for them, so they just shot me. "

The injury appears to be in the same place as a sprain that he suffered earlier this season.

The Lakers already have more leader Rajon Rondo, who is recovering from an operation to repair a broken hand.

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