"Vanderbilt, who is left-handed, was injured in the second quarter trying to block a dunk by Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren, but his hand hit the backboard. Vanderbilt immediately doubled over in pain, as the bone broke through the skin and had to be put back in place."
"Redick said it was a 'reduction' for Vanderbilt, meaning it was a procedure to restore his dislocated finger. Vanderbilt had his finger taped and had a splint on the finger after the game."
"'Certainly the pain is involved,' Redick said. 'From my understanding, it's basically making sure basically the tissue is healed enough. We're obviously going to splint him, but making sure the tissue is healed enough to protect his skin barrier.'"
"'Obviously, you never want to see one of your teammates go down,' Hayes said. 'But, I mean, that was gross. That was really gross.'"
Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a dislocated right pinky during the Lakers' loss to the Thunder. Coach JJ Redick confirmed that Vanderbilt is day-to-day for the series. The injury occurred while attempting to block a dunk, resulting in a severe dislocation. A procedure was performed to restore the finger, which is now splinted. Redick noted that pain tolerance will be a factor in Vanderbilt's recovery. Teammate Jaxson Hayes described the injury as 'disgusting' due to the severity of the dislocation.
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