Nets rookie Drake Powell missed Monday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Barclays Center because of a right ankle sprain.

The 20-year-old forward suffered the injury late in the first quarter of Sunday’s 129-105 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers , his first appearance for Brooklyn since opening night. He left with 5.7 seconds remaining in the first quarter and did not return, finishing with two points and one assist in four minutes.

After the game, Powell was seen in the locker room with no ice, no wrap and no noticeable limp, supporting head coach Jordi Fernández’s comment that the injury isn’t too serious, although it’s the same ankle he hurt against the Charlotte Hornets.

“Obviously, we’ll do whatever we can on our side to strengthen it, to use precautionary stuff to stren

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