21.   His sprained left ankle is too tender to try to play first base.

22.   His ankle had been X-rayed the morning of the match, and he received a general check-up after complaining of aches and pains.

23.   If his ankle was OK, his conditioning had suffered from the time off the court since twisting the ankle last Friday against the Clippers.

24.   In fact, his season-ending cracked ankle is a result of fighting for extra yardage.

25.   KJ practiced Friday and said his ankle was fine.

26.   Lopez said his ankle is still cumbersome but getting more comfortable by the day.

27.   My ankle is fine.

28.   No one would have blamed Vina for cursing his fate when he learned the ankle was broken and that he would miss the next two months of the season.

29.   Rideaux seems unlikely to play, since his ankle is a high sprain and he was wearing a boot.

30.   Rodriguez, who played winter baseball for Caguas in Puerto Rico, said his strained right ankle is fine after having to leave the team prematurely.