Freak injury horror for Lakers star Jarred Vanderbilt as he suffers gruesome pinkie break
Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt sustained a severe right pinkie injury during Tuesday night's Western Conference semifinal Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, an incident that visibly disturbed players on the opposing bench. The injury occurred when Vanderbilt attempted to block a dunk by Thunder center Chet Holmgren. His finger struck the backboard, causing an immediate, painful reaction.
Thunder guard Jared McCain described the scene, stating, "I mean, it just — it looked pretty gruesome in my opinion. I don’t even know, to be honest, what I was looking at. It looked pretty bad, though.
So, prayers for him. Sending him love. " Jarred Vanderbilt (2) walks off the court and to the locker room in pain after a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder (Reuters) The injury occurred when Vanderbilt attempted to block a dunk by Thunder center Chet Holmgren.
His finger struck the backboard, causing an immediate, painful reaction (Reuters) Vanderbilt was seen bending over in pain before exiting the game. Lakers coach JJ Redick confirmed the severity, adding, "I went to go check on him because it just looked bad. He was audibly screaming.
Knew he had done something. We’re obviously disappointed. But that happened, and it’s just a freak injury.