Claxton was originally listed as probable when he popped up on the injury report Sunday, but he was downgraded to questionable and then out with what the Nets officially called a left ankle sprain.
"I don't know if anybody, if any of y'all, have ever dealt with a high ankle sprain. It's my first time. It's not fun," Claxton said on Nov. 4. "It's pain-tolerance. It's [about] being good, just mentally. You don't want to go out there and put yourself in a bad position, especially so early in the season, so I'm just taking it day by day."
The Nets turned to a smaller opening lineup with Claxton out, with guard/forward Royce O'Neale named a starter Sunday at the Barclays Center.
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