James Johnson (ankle) will not play in Tuesday's game against the Suns, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports.

Johnson (ankle) won't play in Tuesday's game against the Suns, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports.

Analysis:

Johnson sprained his ankle in Monday's loss to the Nuggets, and though X-rays came back negative, he'll still be forced to miss the second half of the Raptors' back-to-back set. Terrance Ross is expected to start at small forward in Johnson's place. The Raptors plan to send Johnson in for an MRI to better understand the severity of his ankle injury, so there remains a good chance he'll be sidelined for Thursday's game against the Trail Blazers as well.