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Los Angeles Lakers guardant Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a gruesome digit wounded during nan team’s Game 1 nonaccomplishment to nan Oklahoma City Thunder connected Tuesday night.
Vanderbilt went up to artifact Thunder prima Chet Holmgren’s dunk, but missed. Instead, his pinkie sewage caught connected nan backboard arsenic he came down. Vanderbilt was successful a ton of pain, and moreover nan Thunder chair winced astatine Vanderbilt’s hand.
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Los Angeles Lakers guardant Jarred Vanderbilt walks disconnected nan tribunal successful symptom during nan first half of crippled 1 against nan Oklahoma City Thunder astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City connected May 5, 2026, successful nan 2nd information of nan 2026 NBA Playoffs. (Alonzo Adams/Imagn Images)
"I mean, it conscionable — it looked beautiful gruesome successful my opinion," Thunder defender Jared McCain said aft Oklahoma City vanished disconnected nan 108-90 victory. "I don’t moreover know, to beryllium honest, what I was looking at. It looked beautiful bad, though. So prayers for him. Sending him love."
Vanderbilt, who averaged 4.4 points per crippled during nan regular season, only played six minutes successful Game 1. He had 2 points and a rebound.
Lakers coach JJ Redick said astir Vanderbilt’s mishap aft nan game, calling it a "freak injury."
Los Angeles Lakers guardant Jarred Vanderbilt runs down nan tribunal during nan first half against nan Oklahoma City Thunder successful crippled 1 of nan 2nd information of nan 2026 NBA Playoffs astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City, Okla., connected May 5, 2026. (Alonzo Adams/Imagn Images)
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"I went to spell cheque connected him because it conscionable looked bad," Redick said. "He was audibly screaming. Knew he had done something. We’re evidently disappointed. But, that happened, and it’s conscionable a freak injury."
Los Angeles has been deed pinch nan wounded bug complete nan past month. The squad lost Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic for nan past fewer games of nan regular season. Reaves returned to nan level for Game 5 against nan Houston Rockets.
Against nan Thunder, he only scored 8 points successful 36 minutes.
Doncic is still nursing a hamstring injury, which costs him nan last 5 regular-season games and now Game 1 against Oklahoma City.
Los Angeles Lakers guardant Jarred Vanderbilt shoots arsenic Oklahoma City Thunder's Jared McCain and Alex Caruso take sides during nan first half of Game 1 successful nan second-round NBA playoffs successful Oklahoma City connected May 5, 2026. (Kyle Phillips/AP)
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Game 2 is group for Thursday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
