Chris Paul Injury Update & Return Timeline
Chris Paul Injury Update & Return
Timeline After sustaining a fractured left hand on
Friday, Chris Paul underwent successful
surgery, and NBA Insider Adrian
Wojnarowski has disclosed the length of
time the Warriors guard will be off.
Wojnarowski wrote, “Chris Paul is
expected to miss four to six weeks,
sources told ESPN on Sunday.”
“Paul, who hurt his hand during Friday
night’s victory over the Detroit Pistons,
will begin an eight-day All-Star break in
five weeks, which will help ease the pain
of missing games early in the season.”
In the Warriors’ 113-109 victory over the
Pistons in the third quarter, Paul
attempted a three-point shot from the right wing but missed.
Before he could go to the locker room, he
made contact with Detroit’s Jaden Ivey
and grabbed at his hand in an attempt to get the rebound.
Following the game, Golden State head
coach Steve Kerr remarked, “That’s
tough, I feel so bad for Chris. I know he’s
had a couple of hand surgeries before,
maybe on the other hand.” “I became
concerned as soon as I noticed he was
holding it. I just got off the floor and
heard the news. I’m really sorry for
Chris, and I’m sure that everyone will
step up and be eager to play. Without
him, we must continue to hold down the fort.
With a 17–18 record, the club will
undoubtedly need to come together
without Paul or else they run the risk of
losing out on the Play-In Tournament.
In Paul’s absence, rookie guard Brandin
Podziemski is anticipated to contribute
more to the Warriors’ rotation.
Paul’s injury coincides with Draymond
Green’s NBA reinstatement on Saturday
following an indefinite 12-game suspension.
According to Wojnarowski, the seasoned
forward “is expected to need
approximately a week of ramp-up before returning to game action.”
Paul has undergone five surgeries on his
left hand and six on his right over his 19 seasons in the NBA.
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