Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt sustained a full dislocation of his right pinkie against the Thunder, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Vanderbilt was injured when he attempted to block a dunk by Thunder center. Vanderbilt swiped at Holmgren behind the play and hit his finger on the corner of the backboard.
Holmgren made the dunk to put the Thunder up 48-39 with 5:57 left in the second quarter. Vanderbilt screamed in pain and bent over while holding his hand, prompting the Lakers to call timeout. Several players on the Thunder bench immediately looked away at the sight of the injury. A still photo taken of Holmgren's dunk appeared to show the bone exposed through the skin of Vanderbilt's pinkie.
Lakers assistant athletic trainer Octavio Marquez Montoya and head coach JJ Redick traveled the length of the court to attend to Vanderbilt, who was on the opposite baseline.
"I had to go check on him because it just looked bad," Redick said after the game. "I mean, he was audibly screaming, and you knew he had done something. So, we're obviously disappointed that happened. It's just a freak injury.
""He's tough as nails,"Vanderbilt did not leave the arena during the game for further medical attention. He had a bandage wrapped around the finger in the postgame locker room.
"He's in as good of spirits as you can be in this situation," Redick said after the game. "Obviously, frustrated with what happened. " Vanderbilt averaged 3.6 points and 4.4 rebounds in 13.2 minutes per game in the Lakers' first-round victory over the
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