Lauri Markkanen suffered high ankle sprain, his future is uncertain / News - Basketnews.com

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Cleveland Cavaliers' win against the Oklahoma City Thunder did not come without losses. Cavs forward Lauri Markkanen is believed to have suffered a high right ankle sprain, and his injury timeline is currently uncertain.

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With a little less than four minutes to go in the second quarter, Markkonen contested a layup by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Finnish forward landed awkwardly on his right leg and collapsed to the floor.

In obvious pain while grabbing at his ankle, Markkanen stayed down underneath the basket as concerned teammates huddled around. The forward was helped off the court as he couldn't put any weight on his right foot.

Markkanen was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. X-rays were performed on the forward's ankle immediately following the match that returned negative. The team believes that Markkanen has suffered a high ankle sprain.

According to Evan Dammarell from Fear The Sword, a Cleveland Cavaliers SB Nation blog, Markkanen told his teammate Darius Garland that "he'll be good", and that the team should not be expecting to miss him for a considerable amount of time.

Markkanen is one of the brightest players on the emerging Cavaliers roster. The Finnish forward is averaging 13.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 30 minutes of play.

According to cleveland.com, in more than 1100 minutes this season with Markkanen on the court, the Cavs have an offensive rating of 115.8, which would rank second in the NBA. With him off the court, it plummets to 106.7, which would be the fourth worst.

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