At the time still without LeBron James and Rajon Rondo, the Los Angeles Lakers witnessed Lonzo Ball get carried off the court in the third quarter of what finished a heartbreaking loss to the Houston Rockets in overtime.
Ball was taken for X-rays, which came back negative, and given a preliminary diagnosis of a sprained left ankle. An MRI the following day confirmed a Grade 3 sprain, and he was projected to miss four to six weeks while recovering.
Although another crushing blow to the injury-ravaged Lakers, Kyle Kuzma explained that Ball was relieved to learn of his diagnosis.