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Marcus Smart Could Be Out for a Month Due to Hand Injury, Fans React

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Marcus Smart punched at a picture frame in his room and, this time, he didn't miss, shattering the glass and leaving a 5-inch shard wedged inside the flesh of his palm. "I got rushed to the ER and lost a lot of blood," Smart told ESPN. "I passed out.

... That's how much I lost. " When he regained consciousness, after receiving 20 stitches, Smart realized the severity of his wound.

"The doctor looked at me in my eye and told me, 'I don't know how you still have use of your right hand,'" Smart said. "'You should honestly be thanking God every day. '" ESPN This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Marcus Smart almost lost use of right hand after 2018 incident