ATLANTA – Kenneth Faried’s return to the team was short-lived. The athletic Nuggets big man went down in the second quarter Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle. X-rays on the ankle came back negative.

 Faried went down and had to be helped to his feet by a couple of his teammates. He put no pressure on his right foot on his way to the bench. Minutes later, Faried was helped back to the locker room.

He did not return.