As the Los Angeles Lakers prepared for the Sacramento Kings, Lonzo Ball suffered a mild ankle sprain when he landed on Tyson Chandler’s foot during the scrimmage portion of practice.
Lakers head coach Luke Walton wasn’t certain of Ball’s status when he discussed the injury with media, but was optimistic. Ball wanted to play after participating in shootaround and was eventually cleared against De’Aaron Fox and the Kings.
In 20 minutes on Saturday night, Ball finished with just 4 points (2-of-10 shooting), 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Following the 101-86 win over the Kings, Ball revealed he tweaked his ankle in the first quarter.