Bulls C Noah out for Game 4 with sprained ankle

[May 07, 2012]  PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is out for Game 4 of the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a sprained left ankle.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says Noah is feeling better but is "not good enough to go" Sunday. Thibodeau says Noah is day-to-day for the rest of the series.

Noah was injured midway through the third quarter of Game 3 when he stepped on Andre Iguodala's foot driving the lane and crashed to the court. Noah instantly grabbed his left ankle in pain.

The 76ers lead the top-seeded Bulls 2-1. The Bulls are already playing without Derrick Rose. Rose is out for the season after tearing a knee ligament in the series opener

[Associated Press]

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