[quote="Vincent Shallow" post=367244]I’m a Physician & don’t want to speculate... but, even if it is a sprain, high ankle sprains take awhile to heal. Great kid! Pray for the best!![/quote]
Mechanism of injury definitely didn't look like a high ankle sprain. The game on TV didn't show his ankle when he fell but it looked as if he landed on the other player and suffered an inversion ankle sprain. These injuries are often really painful and warrant the reaction Heron gave, but best news scenario. The only other typical injury in this scenario is an achilles rupture, which can be less painful than the simple sprain but obviously surgery and a 12 month recovery.