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Will ankle sprain force Hornets first-rounder Malik Monk to miss summer-league games?

Malik Monk’s rookie summer-league experience is likely over before it began.

Kentucky shooting guard Monk, the Charlotte Hornets’ No. 11 overall pick in last week’s NBA draft, has a left ankle sprain that will hold him out of practices this week and likely all five summer-league games in Orlando, Fla., starting Saturday.

The Hornets say recovery time on Monk’s injury is projected at two to four weeks. The team said in a prepared statement that Monk suffered the injury in a pre-draft workout.

Monk averaged 19.8 points in his one season of college basketball. While he won’t participate in practices and likely not in summer games, Monk will be with the team to pick up what he can.