LOS ANGELES (AP) -Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony was helped off the court midway through the second quarter of Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a sprained left ankle.
Team spokesman Eric Sebastian said X-rays of Anthony’s ankle were negative, and the 23-year-old forward was to be re-evaluated Tuesday in Denver.
Anthony, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer with a 25.8-point average, made a jump shot with 5:58 left before halftime before landing on Kobe Bryant’s right foot. Anthony dropped to the floor, grabbing his ankle in pain.
Anthony had 13 points and four rebounds before being injured. He left with the Lakers leading the Nuggets 57-44.
Anthony, who hasn’t missed a game this season, sat out five in December 2004 with a sprained left ankle.
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