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Lakers Rumors: Lonzo Ball Suffering From Bone Bruise In Sprained Left Ankle

As the Los Angeles Lakers were awaiting the returns of LeBron James and Rajon Rondo, they incurred another injury when Lonzo Ball collided with James Ennis III during a January game with the Houston Rockets.

Ball immediately went down in pain, grabbing at his left ankle before being carried off the court by teammates. Ball was taken for an X-Ray, which came back negative. He was diagnosed with a sprained ankle at the time, and an MRI the following day confirmed the injury.

Although Ball suffered a Grade 3 sprained left ankle, which entails a ligament tear, he avoided surgery.