Warriors’ Green sprains ankle, ruled out vs. Lakers

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has a left ankle sprain and will not return to Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced.

The injury occurred with 4:53 remaining in the second quarter, when Green went up for a block on Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and rolled his ankle after coming down to the floor.

Green tried to stay in the game for a few more moments but was taken out shortly after.

Green’s injury comes at a bad time for the Warriors, given the forward was in the midst of his best stretch of the season. Entering Sunday, Green had combined for 30 points, 42 assists and 30 rebounds over his past three games.

“I feel amazing,” Green said after Friday’s 130-121 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets. “I’ve been doing a lot of work with [Warriors director of sports medicine and performance] Rick Celebrini every day just really getting the body right.

“I was coming into the season in the best shape I had come into the season in years. And then, obviously, with the injuries and all of that, after sitting for a month, [conditioning] gets a little dicey, and trying to get my wind back and all of that stuff. … It’s all starting to come together for me.”

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