Originally Posted by wesley_w 
I also noticed how heavily his ankle was taped. Here is a photo from pregame stretching.
Looks like an ankle spat for a normal sprain and nothing more to me. Often times players will spat their ankles even if they don't have sprains or if they have recovered from a recent one and don't want to risk re-injury. I taped my ankle in basketball leagues this year after I sprained it just as a precautionary measure the rest of the year.
