LaMarcus Aldridge Injury: Updates on Trail Blazers Star’s Hand and Return

March 21st, 2015 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »
LaMarcus Aldridge suffered a hand injury against the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday night and did not return.

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Aldridge Leaves Game vs. Grizzlies With Hand Injury Saturday, March 21 Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reported that Aldridge, along with Nicolas Batum, suffered an injury and would not return against the Grizzlies. Eric Gunderson of The Columbian reported that x-rays were negative.

Michael Wallace of ESPN had Aldridge's thoughts on the injury, saying "I already had my thumb messed up, so not being able to use my hand was just too much."

This isn't the first injury scare for Aldridge and the Blazers. In January, he tore a ligament in his left thumb, and it was believed he'd miss six to eight weeks. Losing the 29-year-old for that long probably wouldn't have meant Portland falling out of a playoff position altogether, but it would have seriously damaged its seeding.

Instead, Aldridge opted to delay thumb surgery, which allowed him to make a speedy return.

"I'll just play until it's intolerable. Tonight, I thought it was tolerable," he said on Jan. 25, per Sam Amick of USA Today. ...

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