Report: Zubac out 3 weeks with sprained ankle
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac will miss three weeks after sustaining a Grade 2 ankle sprain, sources told Chris Haynes of Amazon Prime Video.
Zubac suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, forcing him to miss the rest of the contest after playing just under 11 minutes.
The 28-year-old rolled his left ankle after inadvertently stepping on LeBron James' foot with 1:13 left in the first frame. Following a stop in play, Zubac limped to the locker room.
The Clippers, who were up 26-12 at the time of the injury, held on to win 103-88.
Zubac has been one of Los Angeles' most consistent players during a tumultuous campaign for Tyronn Lue's squad. The Croatian international is averaging 15.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and one block while not missing any of the team's 28 games this season. He was a dependable body last year, too, missing just two games in January after being poked in the eye.
Though just 7-21 this season, Lue's squad has fared much better with Zubac on the court. His on/off net-rating differential of 10.2 is the second-largest swing involving any player on the team but the largest drop-off by any Clipper with at least 200 minutes played.