San Antonio Spurs starting guard De'Aaron Fox will sit out his second consecutive game Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a right high ankle sprain.
Fox suffered the injury in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Timberwolves when Minnesota guard Ayo Dosunmu landed on Fox's ankle while diving for a loose ball.
Fox finished Game 4 and played in Games 5 and 6 as the Spurs closed out the series. But he sat out Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Thunder on Monday night.
"It's one of those deals where it's not going away for as long as we're playing, I don't believe," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Monday before Game 1.
A nine-year veteran, Fox is averaging 18.8 points, 5.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in the playoffs after averaging 18.6 points, 6.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds during the regular season.
Before the West finals, Fox hadn't sat out a game since March 25 and started 72 games during the regular season. The Spurs entered Wednesday with a 8-3 record without Fox this season.
ESPN's Michael C. Wright and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
