The operation on his left hand was crowned with success Chris Paulwith the Golden State Warriors issuing a related announcement.
At the end of January they will review the condition of the 38-year-old point guard and while according to the initial assessment he was going to return in 4-6 weeks. The 12-time All-Star’s injury makes things even more difficult for the Warriors, who are twelfth in the Western Conference with a 17-19 record.
Paul suffered a fracture in his left hand Friday night in the Warriors’ 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons. THE veteran guard missed a 3-pointer with 6:08 left in the third quarter and moved to grab the rebound. He made contact with Detroit’s Jaydan Ivey and then directly grabbed his hand before leaving for the locker room.
“It’s going to be tough, Chris is one of the best of all time, he’s a great fit for our team and he’s made life a lot easier not only for Steph, but he’s also captained the second unit.Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after Friday’s win against the Pistons.
This season Chris Paul is averaging 8.9 points, 7.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 27.6 minutes.
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