Augustin sprains right ankle

The Orlando Magic’s troublesome injury situation went from bad to worse Sunday afternoon with one unlucky turn of an ankle. Second-string point guard

sprained his right ankle when he stepped on one of

feet during the second quarter of the Magic’s 118-98 loss to the Golden State Warriors at Amway Center.

Augustin walked gingerly off the court. Although X-rays showed Augustin did not fracture any bones, he did not return to the game. Shooting guards

and were out with injuries.

Their absences prompted the Magic to call up swingman from the NBA Development League and sign him to a 10-day contract on Sunday morning. already

and Brown will receive additional playing time if Augustin cannot play Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls. “Next man up,” Magic coach

said. “We’ve got Anthony Brown on a 10-day. If D.J.’s out, he’ll see some significant minutes, and we’ll continue to see Mario and C.J. Watson. But C.J. Watson will have to play the one now when out. Everybody’s got to step up.”

Brown, a 6-foot-7 swingman, made his Magic debut midway through the fourth quarter.

He is a superb shooter. In 16 games this season for the NBA Development League’s Erie BayHawks, Brown averaged 21.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

He also made 3-point tries.

Brown appeared in 29 games last season for the Los Angeles Lakers and nine games this season for the New Orleans Pelicans.

This is the first time Brown has been on a 10-day contract.

“I think the only way you can really stand out is by your energy and effort, because everything else you really can’t control,” Brown said. 47.2 percent of his

Fournier missed his fifth consecutive game as he recovers from a stubborn right-heel injury and soreness on the bottom of his right foot.

Fournier missed five games from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2 because of a heel contusion, but he rushed back too quickly and left himself vulnerable to aggravating the original injury.

“We want this to be put behind him,” Vogel said. “We don’t want him to play a couple and then have to sit another two weeks and then play a couple and have him sit. So hopefully when we get him back this time it’s behind him.”

Before the Warriors took the court 15 minutes before the national anthem, a throng of fans waited along the corridor that separates the visitors’ locker room from the arena’s game court. The fans took photos and cheered for their favorite Warriors players.

Golden State coach dealt with a similar circus atmosphere when he played alongside

and great Bulls teams of the 1990s.

“It was always an event when the Bulls came to town,” Kerr said. “You had people waiting outside the hotel at 2 a.m. trying to get autographs and stuff. I don’t know how much it helps.

“We’ve seen this now for a couple of years, and our guys are used to it. It’s flattering. It helps us get up for every game because every game seems to be an event and there’s a good energy and a good environment in every building. It’s a good problem to have.” on the