Gordon's ankle injury is a little more serious

Just got word that rookie Eric Gordon's ankle injury is now being classified as a ``high-ankle sprain'' and he will miss ``at least 1-2 weeks'' according to Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy.

Gordon, the Clippers first-round draft choice (No. 7 overall), was injured Tuesday night when he stepped on the foot of a teammate. He was originally supposed to be out 5-10 days.

``I think I'll be back next week. It's not broke or anything,'' Gordon said. ``If this was during the season, I'd really want to be playing. But since it's now, I think I'll wait until it's 100 percent.

``I bounce back from injuries well. I was in pretty good shape coming into training camp, and most guys need training camp to get into shape.''

The biggest challenge?

``I have three levels of stairs to go up in my apartment,'' he said. ``And I was on crutches last night, so it was kind of hard.''