Even with eight days off, the inflammation in Tony Parker's sprained left ankle hasn't completely subsided.
"It comes, it goes, it comes, it goes," the Spurs' point guard said.
Even so, Parker expects to be back in the lineup tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers.
On Friday, Parker tested the injured ankle ? which has kept him out of the past four games ? by participating in his first full practice since going on the injured list Dec. 13.