http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/117945...and-injury

Quote:LOS ANGELES -- Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook suffered a small fracture of the second metacarpal in his right hand Thursday night, coach Scott Brooks said.

Westbrook exited Thursday night's 93-90 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers with 6:35 left in the second quarter and did not return.

Westbrook had X-rays taken at Staples Center and was set to be re-evaluated Friday. He returned to the Thunder bench in the third quarter, still in uniform but with a bag of ice wrapped around his hand, then left for the locker room again at the end of the quarter.

As Westbrook was walking back to the locker room after the injury, he had to be restrained from a heckling fan yelling at him from above the tunnel.

Westbrook appeared to injure his hand while going up for a rebound and hitting Kendrick Perkins' elbow. After the play, Westbrook grimaced and looked down at his right hand as he tried to make a fist.

Without Westbrook, the Thunder, already playing without the injured Kevin Durant, Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb, were left with eight available players.

Brooks was asked about the possibility of Durant and Westbrook both being out for an extended period of time.

"I don't want to start thinking about that yet," he said. "I'll think about that tonight as I leave the arena."

Oklahoma City plans to apply for the NBA's hardship exception, which allows a team to add an additional player to the roster if it has at least four players out with injuries for a minimum of two weeks. The current four are Durant, Grant Jerrett, Mitch McGary and Anthony Morrow.

If Westbrook is declared out, the Thunder will be able to apply for another hardship exception.

The players must miss a minimum of three games before the Thunder can apply for the first exception, so the Thunder can't file for the exception until after their game against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.

Westbrook would have to miss three games before the Thunder could apply for the second exception. That could happen after their game against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 4.

OKC will be a bottom feeder as long as Durant and Westbrook are out, and they could potentially miss the playoffs. At the very least, they will be in a dogfight to make the playoffs and likely won't finish higher than 6th. The Grizzlies need to take advantage.

Grear. They miss the playoffs the get the #1 pick next year.

Hell, they'll probably suck a$$ the first half then when those two come back they'll end up as the most dangerous 8 seed in the history of the NBA.

I just want to play someone else besides them and the Clippers. Give us Portand, Golden St or Denver for once

^This, hell Id even take the Rockets.

I want a shot at the Warriors or the Rockets so bad.

Okc & their fans will find out what it's like to not have a superstar & to have to build a team from scratch in about 2 years. When KD leaves for DC. Then they won't get favorable decisions like,you know, our best player getting bogusly suspended before game 7.

(10-31-2014 11:00 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Okc & their fans will find out what it's like to not have a superstar & to have to build a team from scratch in about 2 years. When KD leaves for DC. Then they won't get favorable decisions like,you know, our best player getting bogusly suspended before game 7.

They're a long way from this, but I've always wondered how the OKC fanbase would respond to suffering through multiple 22-60 seasons like we did.

(10-31-2014 11:43 AM)UofMark Wrote:  

(10-31-2014 11:00 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Okc & their fans will find out what it's like to not have a superstar & to have to build a team from scratch in about 2 years. When KD leaves for DC. Then they won't get favorable decisions like,you know, our best player getting bogusly suspended before game 7.

They're a long way from this, but I've always wondered how the OKC fanbase would respond to suffering through multiple 22-60 seasons like we did.

...and whiffing on all of the resultant high draft picks, or losing a high pick in a loaded draft because Seattle traded it away 7 years prior.

The door is open for us, better take advantage.

Westbrook just had surgery...and will be out at least 4 weeks.
OUCH!!
(Although I'm a Mavs fan first...I still want the Grizz to do well...and I think Westbrook is a smarmy punk)

Thunder about to pull a Spurs/Duncan and get the # 1 overall pick

(11-01-2014 11:46 AM)Dynamos Wrote:  Thunder about to pull a Spurs/Duncan and get the # 1 overall pick

that is not how it works in the NBA.
You can lose the most games...and STILL not get the #1 pick.
Memphis is testament to that.

(11-01-2014 04:43 PM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  

(11-01-2014 11:46 AM)Dynamos Wrote:  Thunder about to pull a Spurs/Duncan and get the # 1 overall pick

that is not how it works in the NBA.
You can lose the most games...and STILL not get the #1 pick.
Memphis is testament to that.

I know how the Nba works. Been watching for 20 years. If you get in the lottery anything can happen

Lakers are getting that number 1 pick