Chris Paul hand injury could keep him out for playoffs

Chris Paul suffered a broken hand during the Clippers’ Game 4 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, and now the prognosis for the injury does not sound good.

ESPN’s JA Adande reports that a source told him the injury could knock CP3 out for the remainder of the postseason:

A source said Chris Paul is "most likely" out for the rest of the playoffs because of the broken bone in his… https://t.co/BtF9CMSmIn

— J.A. Adande (@jadande) April 26, 2016

CP3 will be further evaluated in LA when the team returns home and after swelling goes down (here’s a look at the play).

However, think about how important the right hand is for a right-handed point guard. Having a broken right hand would make it extremely difficult to dribble, catch, shoot and pass. He’s probably going to be out for a few weeks.

As if that weren’t bad enough, Blake Griffin appeared to re-aggravate his left quad injury:

Just some awful, awful luck for the Clippers, unfortunately.