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Bulls' LaVine out 2-4 weeks, but not worried about ankle injury

The Bulls gave Zach LaVine a recovery prognosis of 2-4 weeks due to a sprained left ankle suffered late in the Mexico City game last week.

LaVine walked into the locker room before Wednesday's Brooklyn game wearing two shoes - no walking boot - and was nonchalant about the injury.

"I heard something (pop), but obviously it wasn't that bad," LaVine said. "It's just a little rolled ankle. I'm about a week out now, so maybe another week hopefully (he'll return). Once all that swelling goes down I can really give you an estimate."

LaVine said the injury happened with about a minute left in the game when he hit the foot of Orlando center Nikola Vucevic. LaVine played the rest of the game and said his ankle rolled inward.

According to nba.com, LaVine is tied for second in most miles run per game at 2.76, behind New Orleans' Jrue Holiday. But LaVine refused to blame overuse for the injury.

"No, it could have happened at any time," he said. "I think that's where all the work I do in the offseason to have your body ready. I put a lot of work into it. I think I'm one of the most conditioned dudes in the NBA. I haven't felt too overloaded."

Lopez, Dunn fined:

Robin Lopez was fined $25,000 for "escalating" Monday's altercation in Oklahoma City, while Kris Dunn was hit with a $15,000 fine for instigating the incident with a shove to Russell Westbrook's chest.

It could have been worse. Two Thunder players, Dennis Schroder and Raymond Felton, were suspended one game for leaving the bench area, while OKC forward Jerami Grant was given a $20,000 fine.

"I think they did what they did and did what they were going to do," Lopez said before Wednesday's game against Brooklyn.

After Dunn's shove, Grant confronted Dunn, then Lopez came over to push Grant away and the two players got tangled up near the front row of seats.

Lopez had a better response when asked about Bulls coach Jim Boylen aggressively pulling Grant away from the skirmish, almost with a choke hold around his neck.

"I thought it was a savvy move, a savvy play," Lopez said. "You have seconds to make a decision, and he made a great judgment call in the time that he had out there."

Jerami Grant is the brother of former Bulls guard Jerian Grant, but Lopez insisted the scuffle had nothing to do with a family feud. Speaking of which, Lopez' twin brother Brook doesn't seem to get ejected very often from NBA games. Does Brook ever lose his cool?

"Brook's temper is more ferocious than mine when it comes out," Lopez said. "It comes out far less frequently, but it is a fiery demon when it does."

Bull horns:

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