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Lakers' Jarred Vanderbilt suffers gruesome finger injury vs Thunder
TL;DR
Lakers' Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a severe right hand injury during a playoff game against the Thunder. The injury occurred while attempting to block a shot, causing him to fall to the court in pain.
Key points
- Jarred Vanderbilt plays for the Los Angeles Lakers
- He suffered a right hand injury during a playoff game
- The injury occurred while blocking a shot from Chet Holmgren
- Vanderbilt fell to the court in visible discomfort
- The incident took place with 5:51 left in the second quarter
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The injury luck for the Los Angeles Lakers, somehow, just got worse.
Backup forward Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a right hand injury on Tuesday, May 5 during the second quarter of Los Angeles’ conference semifinal game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The injury took place with 5:51 left in the first half, when Vanderbilt’s fingers swiped against the left side of the backboard as he attempted to block a shot by Thunder center Chet Holmgren.
As soon as Vanderbilt made contact into the padding, he went down to the court in visible discomfort and was yelling as he was grabbing his hand.
The NBC broadcast reported the injury was “gruesome” and indicated that Lakers trainers had to put a towel over it to conceal the injury.
In fact, the NBC broadcast showed the moment when it happened, and the Oklahoma City bench had a visible reaction when players got a closer look at Vanderbilt’s hand as he was being ushered off the floor.
The Lakers ruled Vanderbilt out for the rest of the game.
His injury comes as the team continues to be without All-Star guard Luka Dončić (left hamstring strain) and is only a week or so since Austin Reaves returned from his oblique injury.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:
Q&A
What happened to Jarred Vanderbilt during the Lakers vs Thunder game?
Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a right hand injury while attempting to block a shot, resulting in him falling to the court in visible pain.
When did Jarred Vanderbilt's injury occur in the game?
The injury occurred with 5:51 left in the second quarter of the game on May 5.
Who was involved in the play that caused Jarred Vanderbilt's injury?
The injury happened while Vanderbilt was trying to block a shot from Thunder center Chet Holmgren.