The Warriors will be without veteran Chris Paul indefinitely

THE Golden State Warriors announced Chris Paul sustained a fractured left hand.

Paul will have to undergo surgery to repair the issue and will be out indefinitely.

Chris Paul is out indefinitely with a fractured hand. Credit: Getty

The fracture will require surgery. Credit: Getty
Paul sustained the injury during the Warriors’ Friday night win over the Detroit Pistons when he tried to collect a rebound.

His hand collided with Pistons player Jaden Ivey and Paul instantly showed signs of pain in his hand.

“That’s tough,” coach Steve Kerr said.

“I feel so bad for Chris. I know he’s had a couple of hand surgeries before, I believe, maybe on the other hand.

“I saw him holding it and instantly was worried. Just got the word after walking off the floor.

“So I feel terrible for Chris, and obviously, guys will step up and be ready to play. We’ve got to hold down the fort without him.”

Paul has a long history of injuries in the NBA, 11 of them being hand injuries. Five were to his left hand and six to his right.

Of those injuries, four of them required surgery, most recently being wrist surgery in 2021.

“I just feel bad for him. I know he’s been through some hand stuff in his career,” Steph Curry said.

“We are trying to find a groove as a team… and he’s been such a huge part of that.”

This season, Paul averaged 8.9 points, 7.2 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game while averaging 27.6 minutes.

He has mostly headlined the second unit on the Warriors, but started the past two games.

The team will to its role players to try and fill the void while Paul recovers.

“Everybody has got to step up a little bit,” Brandon Podziemski said.

“It’s going to take a collective effort, just like it did tonight. Cory, Moses, they gave us a great lift in the third and fourth quarter, and it’s really what kept us with the lead during that stretch.”

There is no timetable on Paul’s return, but he is expected to be back this season.