The Wizards played without Trevor Ariza, bothered by knee and ankle pain.

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Williams even had a reverse dunk in the third quarter, showing how much better he feels after ankle pain had him playing well below his usual level before the All-Star break, when he could barely jump.

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Stay tuned for his favorite clothing lines, including shoes he wears both on and off the court, and perhaps even the specialty cream that relieved the pain from his ankle after a recent sprain.

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By now it was Murray who was grimacing in pain because of an ankle injury, but he did not call for the trainer and managed to break to love at the start of the decider.

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"Clarks are not just for country strolls by the British gentry anymore, " says Seattle tax lawyer Wendy Goffe (a.k.a. the Forbes Footwear Fashionista), who handpicked the following shoes for baby boomers (and others) who are starved for less pain and more pizzazz below the ankle.

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He will have pain-killing injections for a bruised ankle bone before Sunday's cup final, but said he would be fit for the game in Seattle.

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But I have a pretty good idea of what a broken ankle feels like, so I wasn't worried about the pain.

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Physical pain warns us not to do something, walk on a broken ankle for instance.

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