On February 21, Beijing time, the NBA All-Star Game is about to start, and James plays against Durant. Before the game began, Paul, who was selected as an All-Star, was updated with injuries, suffered a torn fracture of the right thumb, and will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks, basically reimbursed for the regular season, and the Suns, who are the first in the league, have also suffered a heavy blow.
Paul had been injured in the previous game between the Suns and the Rockets, but the Suns did not announce the specific injury. In the All-Star cast, Paul saw his right hand wrapped in a bandage after his appearance, and before the start of the All-Star game, the Suns officially announced the injury, and the core of the team, Paul, had a torn fracture of his right thumb, which will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks.
Paul successfully selected this All-Star, Paul should play for a few minutes, certainly not for too long, after all, has been selected, come up and play a few minutes to mean.
There are only 9 weeks left until the end of the regular season, and Paul has to re-evaluate after 6-8 weeks, which also means that he is basically reimbursed for the regular season. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Suns, who are at number one in the league, and we all know what Paul means to this team, playing the first 57 games this season, averaging 33 minutes per game, with 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 10.7 assists and 1.9 steals, ranking first in assists. Without Paul, whether the Suns can hold the league number one position will also become unknown, and they are currently 6.5 wins ahead of the Warriors behind them.
The injury is also the most serious in the last three seasons of Paul, for this injury, he said that he will not rush to act, will devote himself to recovery. And his team-mate Booker said: "It's not one or two people who can make up for Paul's performance on the pitch, so you have to take on all the aspects. I don't pass as well as he does, and none of us can do his passing. ”
It is also hoped that Paul can return as soon as possible, leading the team to the finals last season, and this season leading the team to soar, occupying the throne of the league's first place, and it was very promising to impact the championship, but this injury cast a shadow on the prospects.