Darko Milicic has no intentions of being labeled damaged goods.

At least that's essentially what came out of his mouth Tuesday after practice.

Whether his sprained left ankle agrees tonight when the Grizzlies play on the road against the Houston Rockets is another story.

Milicic, who went down with what appeared to be a serious injury early Monday during the Grizzlies' 106-105 loss to Portland in FedExForum, is being listed as day-to-day.

As soon as the Grizzlies' trainer walked away, Milicic delivered his own status report Tuesday.

"I'm going to play," he said. "It's not that bad."