Dwight Howard was disappointed with the results when he tested his sprained left ankle on Saturday during practice.

“I did some running today. Still couldn’t do a lot,” Howard said. “Hopefully, it will feel better tomorrow. I thought I was going to be ready to run today, but it wasn’t working.”

Howard said he still had pain in his ankle “especially when I’m running.”

“That’s the next step, to be able to run without pain, then jump and then cut through all the stuff I like to do and the way I like to play,” Howard said. “It wouldn’t be smart of me to just try to rush.”