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The Thunder Bench’s Reaction to Jarred Vanderbilt’s Finger Injury Tells Just How Nasty It Is

A reaction can be very telling without anyone even saying a word.

This was the case during Tuesday night’s Game 1 of the Lakers vs. Thunder playoff series. Los Angeles forward Jarred Vanderbilt was defending Oklahoma City star Chet Holmgren as the latter went up for a dunk in the second quarter. Vanderbilt threw his right hand up towards the ball, but ended up hitting the backboard awkwardly. His right pinky finger bent and seemed to get jammed on the backboard, causing Vanderbilt to scream in pain. He held his hand on the court before getting help walking off.

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