The left knee of Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge is fine and he is expected to play on Tuesday night.

"It came back fine," Aldridge said of an MRI taken on Monday.

Aldridge left the team's game against the Hawks on Sunday with what was called "left knee discomfort."

"I was nervous," he said. "It was a sharp pain that I never felt before."

He eventually re-entered the game against Atlanta and logged 37 minutes.