Syracuse's B.J. Johnson will miss final game on European tour with hurt ankle

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The USA East Coast All-Stars arrived in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday for the fourth and final game on their tour.

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Syracuse's B.J. Johnson will sit out today's final game of the USA East Coast All-Star team's European tour.

The Estonian National Team defeated the USA East Coast All-Stars 77-65. It was the third and final game in the Four Nations Cup.

On Thursday, the USA East Coast coaches and players left Estonia and traveled to Helsinki, Finland, via ferry. The team will play the Helsinki Seagulls, a Finish pro team, on Thursday before returning to the United States on Friday.

Syracuse's B.J. Johnson and Tyler Roberson are playing for the USA East Coast All-Stars on a four-game European tour.

Johnson, who twisted his right ankle in Wednesday's loss to Estonia, will sit out the game against the Seagulls, according to his father.

"He is sore, but no swelling,'' Robert Johnson said in a text message. "He is icing and taking Ibuprofen.''

The injury isn't considered serious. Robert Johnson said the decision for his son to sit out the team's final game on its tour was for precautionary reasons.

"He will continue to get treatment once he returns to SU,'' he said.

Johnson injured his right ankle in the second quarter of USA East Coast's loss to the Estonian National Team in Talinn, Estonia, on Wednesday. Johnson went up for a rebound and came down on an opponent's foot.

Johnson continued to play in the game. When not in the game, he either walked the sidelines to keep the ankle loose or went into the team's locker room for treatment. He finished with 11 points and two rebounds.

Johnson had been the team's leading scorer in its first two games, averaging 18.0 points in wins over Talinnia Kalev, an Estonian pro team; and the Austrian National Team. Johnson's 11 points against the Estonian National Team were second to Iowa guard Mike Gesell's 14 points.

Syracuse sophomore Tyler Roberson is also on the USA East Coast All-Stars. In the team's three games, Roberson has averaged 11.6 points and 8.6 rebounds. He struggled in Wednesday's loss, registering just six points and six boards.

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