Lakers' Jarred Vanderbilt leaves Game 1 loss to Thunder early after gruesome finger injury
Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a full dislocation of his right pinky finger on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost forward Jarred Vanderbilt early to a gruesome finger injury on Tuesday night. Vanderbilt went up to try to block Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren at the rim in the Lakers’ Game 1 loss , but he missed and ended up smacking his right hand hard against the backboard at the Paycom Center. As Holmgren went to celebrate the other way, Vanderbilt doubled over and screamed out in clear pain while holding his right hand.
FULL MOMENT: Okc bench shocked by Jarred Vanderbilt's finger injury pic. twitter. com/uXDuNeDpPS — NBAbzy (@nbabzyy) May 6, 2026 Vanderbilt was quickly helped up and off the court.
The Thunder bench’s reaction to his finger said it all. The Thunder bench was in shock after seeing Vando’s finger… I hope this isn’t as bad as it looks pic. twitter.
com/9CcprXrcoo — Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) May 6, 2026 Vanderbilt sustained a full dislocation of his right pinky finger, Lakers head coach JJ Redick said. He finished with two points and a rebound in six minutes. He’s averaged 4.