LeBron James sprained his left ankle on Sunday and the Miami Heat star says he will "police" himself with the injury ahead of Wednesday's game against the Indiana Pacers.

"It's about the same," James said after Tuesday's practice. "Like I said, I've had my fair share of ankle twists. I already knew what it was going to be today, very stiff, very sore. I'm going to be around the clock treatment.

"I'm going to sit if I'm not feeling comfortable (Wednesday) night. It doesn't matter who we're playing. Obviously, if it was a playoff game I would play. So it doesn't matter. We are a long-term team and I'm a long-term player. I'm going to try my best to police myself on this one. If we played (Tuesday), I probably wouldn't play but we'll see how I feel."

In his 11 NBA seasons, James has missed 10 games due to sprained ankles.

"He's going to play," Chris Bosh said. "He's just fooling everybody. He'll be fine. … He just loves basketball. We've been in this situation before. He's turned his ankle before. We could play whoever and he's going to play the next game."