UPDATE: Darlington Nagbe reportedly has a medial ankle sprain and contusion.

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Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe does not have a broken ankle and the Timbers are "cautiously optimistic" that his injury will not be severe.

Nagbe was stretchered off the field in the second half of Sunday's game after his ankle was stomped on by LA Galaxy midfielder Nigel de Jong.

De Jong was issued a yellow card for the tackle, but the MLS Disciplinary Committee plans to retroactively issue him a red card and a suspension of a to-be-determined length, according to Sports Illustrated reporter Grant Wahl.

Nagbe underwent X-rays on his ankle Monday, which showed that there was no break, Wahl reported. The club will have a better idea of the severity of the injury after they get the results of Nagbe's MRI.

The Timbers were initially concerned that the injury could be very serious, but were already hopeful for better news after evaluating Nagbe Monday morning, Stumptown Footy's Chris Rifer reported.

Nagbe flew back to Portland from Los Angeles early Monday morning ahead of the rest of the team to be evaluated by team doctors.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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