Clippers' Paul Pierce: Misses practice Tuesday

Pierce (ankle) sat out Thursday's practice, Dan Woike of the Orange County Register reports.

Analysis:

Pierce picked up the right ankle sprain during warmups prior to Tuesday's preseason finale against the Kings, when he stepped on the foot of a sideline reporter. It may take a couple of days before the extent of the fluky injury is known, but fantasy owners needn't pay too much attention to the developments. After averaging just 6.1 points over 18.1 minutes per game in 2015-16, Pierce is barely a rotation player at this stage of his career and could see his playing time dip further in 2016-17 with Blake Griffin back to full health after missing the majority of last season due to injury.