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Aaron Gray's injury is listed as a mild ankle sprain. We don't have any updated information yet, but when I know... you'll know. #NolaImIn

LOS ANGELES -- Aaron Gray couldn’t reveal how far from 100 percent his sprained right ankle feels because “I’m never good with numbers”, so the best he could do was describe it as “Sore. Much better than yesterday.”

Among the unexpected developments in the playoffs is the sudden interest in the Gray’s ankle. These are the kinds of shifts that occur when the New Orleans Hornets take the opening game from the Los Angeles Lakers and Gray outscores Pau Gasol, 12-8, before Gray’s right ankle bent at a 45-degree angle in a visual that even Gray found “kind of nasty” when he saw a replay on “SportsCenter.”

Gray spent Monday’s practice reclining on a trainer’s table, his ankle elevated and iced. Then he strapped on a walking boot. The Hornets are calling his availability “day to day” and are grateful that the series doesn’t resume until Wednesday.