LOS ANGELES -- Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle in the first half Monday night against Golden State and did not return to the game.
The Lakers' starting center, who rolled his ankle after trying to challenge a shot from behind, underwent X-rays, which were negative. The team said Lopez will undergo an MRI Tuesday on his ankle.
Lopez has required surgery on his right foot before. In 2014 while with the Nets, he underwent surgery to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal of his right foot.
Lopez also had a second procedure -- a first metatarsal osteotomy - that repositioned another bone in his foot to "unload and protect the injured area.