A high ankle sprain is awful and different players manage it without even missing a game or missing a month. This will be Irvings 7th week...I understand he also is going through "personal issues" ...but if Irving can come back and contribute in the ways we know hes capable. GOOD LAWD could be stellar.
There was a time this board was split on who was the better DLmen, Irving or DLaw. True story.
All high ankle sprains are not exaactly the same but all are serious.
Many are actually worse than breaks/fractures.
It is the ligaments holding your two major leg bones together and absorb insane amounts of pressure.
It is slow healing in many cases and very, very painful.
This is not a roll your ankle and play through it to keep it from swellling sprain.
This is a doctor tells you to stay off of your leg for month type injury.