NEW ORLEANS (AP) Hornets point guard Baron Davis will miss Thursday's game at the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained left ankle.

Davis, whose averages of 23 points and 7.6 assists lead New Orleans, was hurt diving for a loose ball in the third quarter of an 82-81 victory over visiting Detroit on Tuesday night.

Davis sprained the same ankle Jan. 19 at Minnesota and missed six of the Hornets' next 11 games. He had played in every game since returning to the lineup Feb. 11.

The All-Star is listed as day-to-day. It wasn't immediately known whether Davis will play against Phoenix on Friday night, team spokesman Harold Kaufman said.

The Hornets (37-34) are third in the Central Division.