Lamarcus Aldridge Injures his left hand *UPDATE: Puts off Surgery and plays against Wizards tonight, 26pts, 9 reb

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He injured it tonight against the Kings on a Demarcus Cousins drive. No word on test results yet.

*Update 1/22/15: Aldridge out minimum 6-8 weeks with torn radial collateral ligament in his left thumb.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12214068/lamarcus-aldridge-6-8-weeks-portland-trail-blazers

Not good news for Portland, who lost Nicholas Batum tonight when he aggravated a wrist injury that has been bothering him for some time. They are also without Robin Lopez and Joel Freeland who will not be back until after the all-star break. Tough break for a team that was poised to be a top-3 seed this season.

*Update 1/24/15:

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12221854/lamarcus-aldridge-portland-trail-blazers-delay-surgery-left-thumb

Aldridge is going to try to put the surgery off until after the season, he had 26pts and 9 boards tonight on 9/22 shooting from the field.