Steve Nash’s status for tonight’s preseason game against Charlotte was still up in the air – until he landed on his gimpy right ankle on the last play of Sunday’s scrimmage.

 Now the attention turns to getting him ready for the regular season, which is 10 days away.

 Nash rolled the same ankle that he hurt last Wednesday in Atlanta and kept him on the bench for Friday’s loss to Denver in Syracuse. He looked like he was moving well in the scrimmage before he landed wrong just seconds before coach Terry Porter called an end to more than three hours of film and court work.

 An obviously frustrated Nash limped around the court for a few minutes before gingerly heading up the steps to the locker room. Now, the final week of the preseason will be about getting ready himself instead of getting in sync with players like Amare Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa – who have missed most of the preseason for various reasons.

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