Lakers' Jarred Vanderbilt Day-to-day After Dislocating Right Pinky Finger

Though Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a gruesome dislocated correct pinky wounded during nan Lakers’ loss successful Game 1 against nan Thunder connected Tuesday, coach JJ Redick said his guardant has been listed arsenic day-to-day for nan second-round series.

Vanderbilt, who is left-handed, was injured successful nan 2nd 4th trying to artifact a dunk by Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren, but his manus deed nan backboard. Vanderbilt instantly doubled complete successful pain, arsenic nan bony collapsed done nan tegument and had to beryllium put backmost successful place.

“They were capable to put his digit backmost together and it’s splinted and he’s day-to-day,” Redick said Wednesday.

The Lakers and Thunder play Game 2 present Thursday nighttime astatine Paycom Center.

Redick said it was a “reduction” for Vanderbilt, meaning it was a process to reconstruct his dislocated finger.

Vanderbilt had his digit taped and had a splint connected nan digit aft nan game.

“Yeah. I mean, he’s evidently a tough-minded subordinate and person,” Redick said. “It just, he had a afloat dislocation. So they conscionable put nan worldly backmost together. You know, he’ll beryllium day-to-day.”

Redick was asked if it’ll beryllium a symptom tolerance rumor for his defensive-minded forward.

“Certainly nan symptom is involved,” Redick said. “From my understanding, it’s fundamentally making judge fundamentally nan insubstantial is healed enough. We’re evidently going to splint him, but making judge nan insubstantial is healed capable to protect his tegument barrier.”

Jaxson Hayes called Vanderbilt’s digit wounded “disgusting” because nan “whole bony was retired of his skin.”

“Obviously, you ne'er want to spot 1 of your teammates spell down,” Hayes said. “But, I mean, that was gross. That was really gross.”