Kostas Papanikolaou (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Jenny Dial Creech of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Papanikolaou (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Jenny Dial Creech of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis:

Papanikolau sprained his ankle prior to Monday's game against Minnesota and has not played since. He is reportedly making progress, according to Dial Creech, but won't be available Sunday. His next opportunity to play would be Tuesday against Atlanta.