Deng will be out with bad ankle sprain

hicago forward Luol Deng left the Bulls' game against the Miami Heat on Friday after spraining his left ankle while attempting to grab a rebound.

The Bulls said he would not return.

Deng landed awkwardly with 7:52 left in the third quarter, tumbled to the floor and grabbed the area just below his left knee. He was eventually helped off, while putting no weight on that leg, and immediately hobbled into the Bulls' locker room.

Luol Deng suffering what appeared to be a severe sprained ankle in the third quarter and leaving for the game, though X-rays were negative. There was no further report, but these kinds of injuries this season have put players out up to a month and it was tough to lose Deng, who was one of the more aggressive Bulls early with nine rebounds in 22 minutes.

Forward Luol Deng expects to miss at least a week or two with a sprained left ankle suffered in the third quarter.