"After spraining his right ankle in Sunday night's exhibition opener against the Golden State Warriors, Hornets starting center Tyson Chandler did not practice Monday.

Although Chandler complained of soreness, he plans to participate in today's practice. But Chandler's status for Wednesday night's exhibition game at Indiana has not been determined.

"I don't know yet; we'll see how he feels and go from there," Hornets Coach Byron Scott said. "He says he feels good; he wants to play and practice."

If it had been a regular-season or playoff game, Scott said Chandler's injury would not have been serious enough to prevent him from playing. Chandler played only five minutes after he blocked Andris Biedrins' shot and rolled his ankle trying to grab the rebound and avoid colliding into teammate David West.

"You hate to come down on somebody's foot because there is nothing you can do to stop it," Chandler said. "It wasn't that bad at all, just kind of sore. I went up and blocked it and then went back up to grab the ball, and tried to get out of the way, and I rolled my ankle."

If Chandler does not play against the Pacers, backup center Hilton Armstrong likely will play the most, as he did Sunday night when he scored 14 points in 23 minutes."