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MIAMI - The initial diagnosis on the severity of Ricky Rubios sprained left ankle was exactly what Minnesota coach Flip Saunders expected. Merril Hoge Jersey .It was bad.How bad wont even be known for another two weeks.The Timberwolves will be without their point guard indefinitely after an MRI on Saturday confirmed the sprain. Rubio will be re-evaluated later this month, at which time the team will formulate a potential timetable for his return.Hes in good spirits, Saunders said before Minnesota faced the Miami Heat, not long after Rubio hobbled into the arena on crutches with a boot protecting his ankle. He feels good. Anyone who knows Ricky, he went through his knee situation a few years ago, hes an extremely hard worker. So hell get back. If anyone is going to get back as soon as they can, hed be a guy that would.With Rubio out, the Timberwolves will rely more on Mo Williams at the point, though Saunders said hes leery of playing the veteran more than 25 minutes a night. Rookie Zach LaVine, who logged a total of 13 minutes in Minnesotas five games entering Saturday, also will become a bigger part of the rotation.Saunders said he expects there will be a substantial learning curve for LaVine, who started in Saturdays loss at Miami.Im sure my hair will get greyer and Ill lose a few more hairs over the course of things, Saunders said.Rubio was hurt in the second quarter of Minnesotas loss at Orlando on Friday night. He agreed to a $55 million, four-year extension with the Timberwolves on Oct. 31 and is averaging 9.4 points and a career-best-pace 10 assists per game.They have a great insurance player with Mo Williams, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Hes proven himself. He can have big games and he can do it by getting into the paint, much like Rubio, and creating for others. But he also can score and shoot it when he gets going.Rubio is not expected to accompany the Timberwolves to Mexico City for their game on Wednesday against Houston.Its going to be tough without him, Minnesota centre Nikola Pekovic said. But were going to have to grind, have to fight. Everybody has to step up. There is a chance for so many players.Minnesota will remain in Miami through Monday, which means Rubio will have a couple extra days to potentially see swelling in the ankle subside before he flies home.He cant put any weight on it to get any kind of weight-bearing X-ray, Saunders said. Two weeks, well be able to look at it and then well know. Troy Polamalu Jersey . -- The road to the Masters got off to a bumpy start Sunday for Tiger Woods when he withdrew from the Honda Classic with what he said was a lower back injury. Bud Dupree Jersey . -- DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points, nine rebounds and six steals to lead the Sacramento Kings to their third straight preseason win, a 107-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. 403 Forbidden . Lack replaced an injured Roberto Luongo late in the first period then watched defenceman Chris Tanev score the winning goal midway through the third as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Jets 2-1 in a tight NHL game.(SportsNetwork.com) - One team may be getting a superstar back and another will still be without one Friday night when the New York Knicks visit Chesapeake Energy Arena to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder may get at least one integral part back on Friday. All-Star guard Russell Westbrook may be available to play versus the Knicks. He practiced all week after a broken hand has sidelined him for close to a month. Reigning MVP Kevin Durant also participated in practice this week, although hes not expected back until next week. This week, I dont know what day, theyll get evaluated and well go from there, head coach Scott Brooks told the Oklahoman. Theyll continue to go through this process and when theyre ready -- 100 percent ready -- theyll play. The third superstar surrounding these two teams is most likely out on Friday. Carmelo Anthony injured his back Monday night and missed Wednesdays overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks. I dont think it will be too long, Anthony told the New York Post. I think the spasms will go away. But Im not going to play with spasms. Against Dallas, New Yorks J.R. Smith hit a jumper with less than a second remaining in regulation to force overtime. The Mavs won the extra session, 14-7, and earned a 109-102 victory. Dallas used a 9-0 run and forced six Knicks turnovers to pull away in the extra session. We made some mistakes down thee stretch you cant make on the road, Knicks coach Derek Fisher said. Xavier Grimble Jersey. . Jose Calderon tallied 21 points, 10 boards and four assists for New York, which has dropped four of its last five games. Samuel Dalembert registered a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Smith finished with 15, Pablo Prigioni netted 12 and Amare Stoudemire chipped in 10. Fisher played 125 games with the Thunder, including all of last season. The Knicks return home Sunday to face the Miami Heat and will play three straight in Madison Square Garden. Reggie Jackson poured in 22 points and Jeremy Lamb scored 21 off the bench in Oklahoma Citys 97-82 home rout of the Utah Jazz Wednesday night. Serge Ibaka registered 20 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Thunder, who snapped a six-game losing streak and gained just their fourth win in 16 tries this season. It was a good team win, said Brooks. Weve been close so many times and I told the guys we have a lot of things to be thankful for this week. Anthony Morrow was the only other Thunder player in double figures with 12. 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