PHOENIX -- The LA Clippers will have to stave off elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals without their starting center, Ivica Zubac.
Zubac was ruled out before Monday night's game against the Phoenix Suns with a sprained right MCL injury that he suffered in Game 4. The 7-footer was listed as questionable on the injury report Monday afternoon.
Zubac had become a critical role player for the Clippers in the conference finals against Phoenix's Deandre Ayton. Zubac had three straight double-doubles, including 15 points and 16 rebounds in the Clippers' 106-92 win in Game 3.