Ruled out with ankle sprain

The Brooklyn Nets announced that forward Noah Clowney is out for Wednesday's game at the Charlotte Hornets due to a left ankle sprain.

But Clowney has hit a cold spell since last Wednesday against the Clippers — when, to be fair, the Nets lost by a staggering 59 points and nobody covered themselves in glory. But in the prior five games, he’d averaged 15.4 points, five boards and a steal, looking the part of a solid piece going forward.