Chris Paul suffers broken right hand during Game 4 against Blazers
The Los Angeles Clippers' title hopes apparently took a big hit Monday against the Blazers in Game 4. Point guard Chris Paul suffered a third metacarpal fracture of his right hand.
Update on Chris Paul who left the game in the third quarter... https://t.co/tEJ5N71OQV
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) April 26, 2016
Chris Paul (right hand) will not return in Game 4. https://t.co/6aI3kMF69V
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 26, 2016
Paul apparently suffered the injury in the third quarter while attempting to go for a strip against the Blazers' Gerald Henderson.
Looks like Chris Paul injured his right hand or wrist on this play https://t.co/wSie5G1Ouc
— The Cauldron (ICYMI) (@CauldronICYMI) April 26, 2016
The team did not release a timetable for Paul's return.
Paul, who was averaging 26.3 points and 8.3 assists through the first three games of the series, had 16 points Monday night before the injury. He was visibly upset when he was having the hand checked on the bench, eventually kicking a seat as he made his way to the locker room.
Clippers' Chris Paul kicks seat cushion on way to locker room following apparent right wrist injury in Game 4 pic.twitter.com/TnpU9sQVeR
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) April 26, 2016
Paul's injury comes just one day after Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry suffered a sprained right knee in Game 4 against the Rockets.
A source said Chris Paul is "most likely" out for the rest of the playoffs because of the broken bone in his... https://t.co/BtF9CMSmIn
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) April 26, 2016
