NEW ORLEANS — Pau Gasol likened the sprained left ankle he suffered Friday night to one he had in training camp with Memphis — and that one cost him 10-to-14 days, as best as he could recall. Gasol will have diagnostic tests Saturday to determine the level of damage, but count him out for the rest of this rugged trip to Houston, Dallas and Utah, at least.
“I would be ecstatic if it was only the next three (games),” said Phil Jackson before deciding he preferred the word “happy” to “ecstatic.”
Gasol said he didn’t see teammate Vladimir Radmanovic’s foot and stepped on it, rolling the ankle in the opening moments of the game. Gasol had been going in for a possible lob pass from Kobe Bryant. Gasol was in a boot and on crutches after the game.
“I’m not a watcher,” he said to convey his desire to return as soon as possible. “I’m a very active person.”
