Sharpe has a fracture in his finger

[illmatic99]

 

[julius]

https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/shaedon-sharpe-injury-update-3

The Portland Trail Blazers today announced that guard Shaedon Sharpe sustained a volar avulsion fracture to his right fifth finger during Tuesday’s matchup at Charlotte. Sharpe’s return to play will be determined on a game-by-game basis, and he will be listed as questionable for Saturday’s game at Dallas.

(just stolen from the twitter feed).

 

[julius]

damn you and your clearly quicker typing skills!

 

[B-Roy]

It's a fracture, but at the same time he's game to game? Seems like an odd injury. Not too concerned.

 

[B-Roy]

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org...er bends back,avulsion fracture (Picture 1).\

Says 1-2 weeks before getting back to activities, but this was on his shooting hand, so it may affect his shooting for sure.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Yet he is still just "questionable" for the game tomorrow. That does not seem too serious.

 

[illmatic99]

Sucks that it's his shooting hand, but could be fixed without surgery with just a splint in a few weeks.

AD had the same injury and missed 9 games and about 2-3 weeks in 2019.

 

[illmatic99]

damn you and your clearly quicker typing skills!

i take no pleasure in reporting this

- by ben golliver

 

[Pinwheel1]

Good opportunity for Nas to continue to get more minutes. He has been playing well.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Gary Payton Time!

 

[illmatic99]

Chris Paul missed 4 weeks with an avulsion fracture in his right thumb last year.

 

[Cugel]

Chris Paul missed 4 with an avulsion fracture in his right thumb last year.

Fractures among the elderly require longer recovery times.

 

[illmatic99]

Gordon Hayward had an avulsion fracture in his right pinky as well in a preseason game in 2020 and still played in their season opener 10 days later.

Doesn't seem major depending on Sharpe's pain tolerance.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I'm a terrrible monotreme for thinking "Y'know what's Sharp(e)? Broken glass." But the thought entered, and thus must be shared.

 

[Strenuus]

I JUST WANT ONE GAME WITH A FULLY HEALTHY ROSTER IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I JUST WANT ONE GAME WITH A FULLY HEALTHY ROSTER IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR

Yes

The first one will be game one of the playoffs.

 

[inconceivable]

Fractures among the elderly require longer recovery times.

Also thumb is half your hand, more critical than pinky finger in terms of functionality

 

[BassPlaya]

It's my fault. When I saw his monster dunk a couple games back, I thought.....easy! Don't break a finger or something.......damnit!

 

[julius]

I JUST WANT ONE GAME WITH A FULLY HEALTHY ROSTER IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR

Says every Blazer fan every season since 1974, in one way or another.

 

[inconceivable]

Gary Payton Time!

He was reported to play nxt Tue at home vs Spurs at earliest. Sharpe's injury makes room for him to join the fun

 

[Natebishop3]

Don't you just like..... tape it?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I will donate a finger if he needs one.

 

[Natebishop3]

I will donate a finger if he needs one.

Dogs don't have.... fingers..... do they? They're all toes.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dogs don't have.... fingers..... do they? They're all toes.

Psst...

I was going to donate one of Lanny's.

 

[e_blazer]

Dogs don't have.... fingers..... do they? They're all toes.

All toes and a penis. I'd vote for Sly donating the latter.

 

[BBert]

"Fifth finger"? I didn't notice he had an extra one.

 

[crandc]

Sucks when he was playing so well.

A fifth finger is going to heal faster than a thumb. With the thumb, you can't use the hand at all.

 

[illmatic99]

 

[theprunetang]

This isn't the news I wanted to hear, but it also doesn't sound like too big of a deal. Probably thr kind of minor injury people tape up and play with all the time. I do like that we are being cautious as a team though in regards to injuries this season. We are deep enough to take care of our people.

 

[BBert]

At this stage Shaedon is not indispensable in the lineup. Don't take a chance on making it worse, and let next man up get some court time.