{"id":636,"date":"2026-05-07T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=636"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:04:57","slug":"lakers-address-vanderbilts-disgusting-finger-injury-reaves-tries-to-get-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=636","title":{"rendered":"Lakers address Vanderbilt\u2019s \u2018disgusting\u2019 finger injury; Reaves tries to get back on track"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 How JJ Redick began his Wednesday press conference, was unlike any of his since joining the Lakers as the head coach two seasons ago.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=634\">Dodgers roll Astros as Andy Pages rips 3 HRs but Tyler Glasnow injures back<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Casually, Redick described the status of forward Jarred Vanderbilt, who dislocated his right pinky finger in the second quarter of the Lakers\u2019 series-opening loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after slamming his hand against the backboard while contesting a shot. What he can contribute for the rest of the best-of-seven second-round series remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were able to put (Vanderbilt\u2019s) finger back together,\u201d Redick said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s splinted and he\u2019s day-to-day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Backup center Jaxson Hayes turned his coach\u2019s PG-rated version of Vanderbilt\u2019s gnarly \u201cfreak\u201d injury, which had Thunder players turning away from the scene in anguish, into a rated-R description.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, did you see the picture of his finger?\u201d Hayes said when asked about his teammate\u2019s \u201cfull dislocation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was disgusting! Bro\u2019s whole bone was out of his skin,\u201d Hayes continued. \u201cI mean, that was, obviously, you never want to see one of your teammates go down, but, um, I mean, that was gross. That was really gross.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hayes said Vanderbilt\u2019s injury was the \u201cworst dislocation I\u2019ve ever seen in my life.\u201d Redick said Vanderbilt required what is called a reduction; which in layman\u2019s terms, is maneuvering the bone back into it\u2019s socket. Or in Vanderbilt\u2019s case, within his finger.<\/p>\n<p>Redick called Vanderbilt a \u201ctough-minded\u201d player, even offering to send pictures of his injury to his coach so he could share along with Chelsea Redick, his wife, who was curious about the player\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFrom my understanding, it\u2019s basically making sure basically the tissue is healed enough,\u201d Redick said when asked what it would take for Vanderbilt to return for Game 2. \u201cWe\u2019re obviously going to splint him, but making sure the tissue is healed enough to protect his skin barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt played for just over six minutes Tuesday before his injury, tallying a dunk, a rebound and a personal foul in his short stint. The 27-year-old played in each first-round game against the Rockets except the series clincher in Game 6 last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=575\">Angels beat White Sox for their 1st series victory in more than 3 weeks<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>REAVES TRIES TO BOUNCE BACK<\/h4>\n<p>After the Lakers\u2019 108-90 loss in Game 1 on Tuesday, Austin Reaves didn\u2019t shy away from the burden of struggling on a stage like the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Just three games back from a Grade 2 left oblique strain that sideline him for nearly a month, the team\u2019s second-leading scorer (23.3 ppg) shot a woeful 3 for 16 from the field, struggling to make an impact as the Lakers searched for offensive production outside of LeBron James (game-high 27 points) and Rui Hachimura (18 points).<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI got to get my spots multiple times and just missed a couple of easy shots,\u201d Reaves said Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Reaves, sitting in the same Paycom Center locker room where he and Luka Doncic decompressed after each suffered Grade 2 strains on April 2, said he simply just has to play better. Doncic (left hamstring), who spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since his injury, said his message to Reaves is just to embrace who he is as a basketball player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it\u2019s tough,\u201d Doncic said. \u201cBut my message to him is just be yourself. We all know he\u2019s an amazing player, and we all know he\u2019s gonna bounce back, so I\u2019m just here to support. And whatever he needs, I can help. But just be yourself. He\u2019s an amazing player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Redick shared a similar message for Reaves, who is shooting just 30% (14 for 46) from the field and 12% (2 for 17) from 3-point range since returning for Game 5 against the Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need Austin to be Austin,\u201d Redick said. \u201cI think the reality is \u2026 it\u2019s ideally when you get to this time of year, your body is kind of in peak shape from a conditioning standpoint, from a fitness standpoint. When you\u2019re out, it doesn\u2019t matter what you do \u2013 echo bike, treadmill, running on the court, whatever \u2013 nothing can simulate playing in an NBA game, much less an NBA playoff game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a little bit of a catch-up there for him and then as a staff, we got to help him put him in positions to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=538\">Lakers\u2019 Luka Doncic breaks silence on \u2018very frustrating\u2019 hamstring injury<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND GAME 2<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Lakers (down 1-0) at Thunder<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday, 6:30 PT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Paycom Center, Oklahoma City<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV\/Radio:<\/strong> Prime\/710 AM, 980 AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a \u201cfull dislocation\u201d in his right pinky finger, which is now in a splint that has him day to day. &#8230; Austin Reaves on the other hand, is attempting to bounce back from a 3-for-16 shooting effort in Game 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-verified-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lakers address Vanderbilt\u2019s \u2018disgusting\u2019 finger injury; Reaves tries to get back on track - Silicon Valley Moving Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=636\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lakers address Vanderbilt\u2019s \u2018disgusting\u2019 finger injury; Reaves tries to get back on track - Silicon Valley Moving Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jarred Vanderbilt suffered a \u201cfull dislocation\u201d in his right pinky finger, which is now in a splint that has him day to day. ... 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