David Lee expects to play Monday; Stephen Curry's ankle not 100 percent

David Lee's ankle was "purple" and "popped and cracked like Bubble Wrap" after the Warriors' win Saturday over the New Orleans Hornets, the SF Gate reported.

That doesn't sound like a guy who should be playing basketball Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers, but Lee has other plans: "You know I'm not missing that game." UPDATE: Lee is a game-time decision.

So if Lee really is a go for Monday, he'll only have missed one game with an ankle sprain. Keep an eye out on the situation before the 3 p.m. CST tip.

In other bad-ankle news, Stephen Curry's ankle is -- surprise -- not 100 percent. But he's going to keep playing and says his ankle feels "stable."

"I still have a little way to get better, fully, but I can't do myself any damage," Curry told the SF Gate. "It's a different kind of feeling than I've had before after I've sprained it. It's not like I'm going to go out there and make it be a nagging thing. I can still heal it while I'm playing. The doctors all agree on that and the trainers."

Play 'em if you've got 'em in this four-game week for the Warriors.