Kings point guard Daron Fox He fractured the index finger on his left hand, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, who reported that Fox is expected to be officially listed as questionable in Tuesday’s Game 5 against Golden State (Twitter link).
The injury is believed to have occurred in the fourth quarter of Game 4 on Sunday, Charania adds (via Twitter). Anthony Slater of The Athletic presents a video (Twitter link) from the play, in which Fox’s finger appears to have been inadvertently clipped Kevon Looney When Fox casually fired a layup after a foul it was already called Jordan Paul.
Although Fox would be listed as questionable, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski hears the Kings are hopeful the All-Star guard can play through the injury on Tuesday (Twitter link). Fox appears to have broken the tip of his finger and will need to wear a protective covering if he is dressed, according to Lognarowski.
The Kings finally snapped their record-breaking playoff streak and got off to a 2-0 start against the defending champions, only for the Warriors to respond with two straight home victories to even the series at two games apiece. Fox was Sacramento’s leading scorer during the regular season and averaged 31.5 points, six rebounds, seven assists and 2.5 steals on .447/.342/.700 in his shooting. The first four playoff games (38.5 mpg).
Unfortunately, Fox is not the first player to be injured this season. join Giannis AntikonmoAnd Tyler HeroAnd I’m MorantAnd Kawhi LeonardAnd Joel Embiid And Victor Oladipoamong others, as players who have sustained injuries of varying severity.
If the 25-year-old can’t fit into the pivotal 5, so can his fellow guards Davon MitchellAnd Kevin Huerter And Malik is a monk Candidates for more playing time. Reserve guard Terrence Davis He may also see some action after playing just 13 minutes in his two appearances in the series.