Jayson Tatum set to miss Team USA's next two FIBA World Cup matches with ankle injury

Jayson Tatum could be sidelined for two games with a sprained left ankle sustained in Team USA's overtime victory against Turkey on Tuesday.

Tatum was ruled out for five days after being examined on Wednesday, a day after he turned the ankle working his way through traffic in the lane in the final minute of overtime.

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Team USA survived with a 93-92 win and Tatum had 11 points and 11 rebounds against Turkey.

Gregg Popovich's side will now face Japan without the Boston Celtics star on Thursday in a pool match where nothing is on the line for either team. Japan has been eliminated from the next round, while Team USA clinched a second-round spot.

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He is scheduled to be re-evaluated on Monday, when Team USA is set for a second-round game in Shenzhen.

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