Wizards forward Al Thornton will miss some time with a sprained left ankle.

Thornton aggravated the injury in Washington's win over Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

He missed Thursday night's game against the Hawks, his hometown team.

Thornton said the ankle injury will likely keep him out for "a couple of games," especially since it is the same ankle that forced him to miss two games in the preseason.

"It's pretty bad," Thornton said. "I just turned it all the way over. I need to take a step back and really get healthy. I was just trying to get through it. I've been getting treatment on it. I didn't let it heal all the way."