cleveland star james harden But he suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right thumb during Tuesday night’s win new York KnicksThe Cavaliers made the announcement Wednesday.
X-rays revealed the injury Wednesday, putting Harden in questionable status ahead of Wednesday night’s game. milwaukee bucks.
Sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania that Harden, who plans to play despite the injury, has been evaluated by a hand specialist and will not require surgery. According to the team, he will be treated and further evaluated.
harden was traded LA Clippers On Feb. 3 for the Cavaliers. In seven games with Cleveland, the 17-year veteran is averaging 18.9 points, eight assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. Before the trade, he averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds in 44 contests with the Clippers this season.
Cleveland (37-22) has won eight of its last nine games and is in third place in the Eastern Conference.
