Lakers’ Ball carried off court with sprained ankle
Lonzo Ball rolls his left ankle and is helped off by his teammates to the locker room. (0:34)
HOUSTON — Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball exited Saturday night’s 138-134 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets after spraining his left ankle.
The Lakers later announced that X-rays on the ankle were negative.
Ball, who sprained the same ankle against the Denver Nuggets in late November, turned the ankle after colliding with James Ennis III with 8:39 left in the third quarter.
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He fell to the floor in pain and had to be carried to the locker room by Lance Stephenson and Michael Beasley during the Lakers’ ensuing timeout.
Ball had eight points and 11 assists at the time of the injury, with seven of those assists coming in the first quarter as L.A. raced to a 39-26 lead after one. The seven assists tied his career high for assists in a quarter.
Shortly after Ball’s injury, with the Rockets storming back from a 21-point deficit to cut it to seven, Lakers coach Luke Walton was ejected for picking up two technical fouls. Brian Shaw took over in Walton’s stead.