Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Vince Carter participates in all of Monday’s practice in Indianapolis — will play Tuesday night vs. Indiana

Looks like Vince Carter’s sprained left ankle really was much ado about nothing.

The eight-time all-star participated in all of the Orlando Magic’s practice Monday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and should be in the starting lineup Tuesday night when the team plays the Indiana Pacers.

“I feel fine,” Carter said after practice ended. “We got after it a little bit and it felt good.”

The workout lasted about two and a half hours, and coach Stan Van Gundy reported that Carter looked good.

“He looked fine today,” Van Gundy said. “There wasn’t anything noticeable in terms of his inability to move or he was limping or anything like that. There was none of that.”

Carter injured the ankle as he drove to the basket in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls.

In other notes:

–All other 12 Magic players participated in the practice, Van Gundy said.

–Van Gundy wants to see his team play better early in games.

–The team worked out on a practice court at Conseco Fieldhouse.