Charlotte Bobcats small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist exited Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center with a fractured left hand.
Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported on the matter, and the Bobcats' PR department confirmed the severity of Kidd-Gilchrist's injury:
Another fractured hand in the NBA ... Michael Kidd-Gilchrist this time
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) December 4, 2013
.@bobcats @MKG14 will not return tonight. X-rays taken revealed a left hand fracture. Will be re-examined tomorrow in Charlotte. #CHAvsDAL
— Charlotte Bobcats PR (@BobcatsPR) December 4, 2013
NBA.com's Jeff Caplan added this:
MKG said he doesn't know when injury occurred, said he felt no pain, just looked down and saw left index finger pointing the wrong way.
— Jeff Caplan (@Caplan_NBA) December 4, 2013
Told he fractured his hand, MKG said "I was really surprised."
— Jeff Caplan (@Caplan_NBA) December 4, 2013
The 2012 No. 2 overall draft pick is better known for his defense, but he was also improving on the offensive end, averaging 9.3 points on an efficient 50.8 per ...
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