James leaves game with high ankle sprain

LeBron James left in the second quarter with a high right ankle sprain that the Lakers said will sideline him indefinitely, and went on to fall 99-94 to the Hawks on Saturday.

Two hours after the game, the Lakers announced that James is out indefinitely.

The defending NBA champions already are without All-NBA big man Anthony Davis, who has missed 14 consecutive games with a right calf injury and won’t play again until April.

James was hurt when he rolled his ankle under Solomon Hill, who was called for a foul as he reached awkwardly for a steal. The 36-year-old star screamed and fell to the court clutching at his ankle, yet he got up and briefly stayed in the game.

“I haven’t necessarily seen him scream and squall like that, probably ever, not even with that groin,” said Kyle Kuzma, who was with the Lakers when James missed 17 games with a groin injury two seasons ago.

Baseball: Top draft prospect Jack Leiter pitched a nine-inning no-hitter with 16 strikeouts for Vanderbilt on Saturday, retiring his final 27 batters. Leiter, the son of 19-year big league pitcher Al Leiter, walked Braylen Wimmer to open the game but was perfect from there in a 5-0 win over South Carolina. He struck out Wimmer on a 96 mph fastball to end the game, his 124th pitch.

NFL: The Giants reached an agreement on a fouryear contract worth roughly $80 million with former Lions star wide receiver Kenny Golladay.

NHL: Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, and the Avalanche beat the Wild 6-0 on Saturday. Cale Makar had a goal and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and Mikko Rantanen scored his third goal in two games. ... Jack Campbell made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Maple Leafs beat the Flames 2-0 on Saturday night.