The Oklahoma City Thunder took another big blow on Thursday night, with Russell Westbrook joining Kevin Durant on the injury list. Westbrook suffered a fracture in his hand.
The hits keep on coming for the Oklahoma City Thunder, with guard Russell Westbrook being the latest player to go down with an injury.
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On Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, Westbrook suffered a small fracture in his right hand. The fracture is to the second metacarpal in Westbrook’s right hand.
Russell Westbrook will be out indefinitely, with no timetable for his return.
Oklahoma City will take a further look at Westbrook’s injury on Friday, before determining an exact recovery time for the injury. In previous instances, a fracture to the second metacarpal can take six to eight weeks to heal.
Brooks says the fracture is in Westbrook's second metacarpal. Brooks did not provide a timetable for recovery.
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) October 31, 2014
The injury came while Westbrook was going up for a rebound. You can see the injury below:
Fellow Thunder star Kevin Durant is also out for six to eight weeks with a Jones fracture.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will now need to dig deep without Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, who are their two biggest stars and arguably two of the top players in all of the NBA.
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