The questions surrounding the ankle injury to guard Monta Ellis are hardly going away.

Reports of other injuries in addition to the ankle has provided another plot twist and continues what has been a dramatic offseason for the Golden State Warriors.

Bay Area News Group reported late last week that the Warriors had questions about how Ellis injured his left ankle, which he had surgery to repair on Aug. 27 — a procedure that will keep him out a minimum of three months.

Ellis told the Warriors he sustained the injury — which the team said was a Grade 3 high ankle sprain, a torn deltoid ligament and ankle syndesmosis disruption — while working out in Jackson, Miss.

But, according to team sources, the Warriors weren't convinced and started looking into Ellis' explanation. The team sent head athletic trainer Tom Abdenour to check out Ellis. (The team confirmed that Abdenour was sent to see Ellis, officially to help Ellis prepare for surgery, before heading to South Africa for the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program.)

Now, ESPN.com is reporting that, according to its sources, Ellis has scrapes and bruises in other places on his body in addition to the ankle injury - which suggests he wasn't working out as he said.

Specifics about how Ellis injured his ankle — i.e., he landed on someone's foot — still have not been made public. Calls to Ellis and his agent, Jeff Fried, went unreturned.

"We are not going to comment until we have spoken with all appropriate parties involved," a team spokesman said yesterday.

Ellis signed a six-year, $66 million contract at the end of July. Per the collective bargaining agreement, certain actions are prohibited in his contract (such as motorcycle riding). Should Ellis be found to have committed any violations, the Warriors could fine him, suspend him or even void his contract. However, considering his value to the team, voiding his contract would be unlikely unless he can't play again or return close to his previous form.