Tony Parker breaks hand, may be out until Playoffs

[Andrew]

Story @ ESPN

San Antonio guard Tony Parker left Saturday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a broken bone in his right hand and could miss six weeks.

Parker broke the fourth metacarpal -- the bone between the bottom knuckle and the wrist -- near the end of the first half and did not return to the game. The injury apparently occurred during a scramble for the ball.

One of the last things the Spurs wanted to see happen. As the article mentions they're just 5-5 without Parker so far this season, though I still think they'll make the Playoffs. Portland might pass them for the seventh seed but I have a feeling that Houston and Memphis will come up just short in cracking the top eight, finishing with winning records but a few games behind the Spurs and Blazers.

[NovU]

Duncan should be frustrated with the core of team constantly being hampared by injuries. Jefferson obviously hasn't been that great for them, and yet their 2nd and 3rd best players are never healthy. If 7 or 8th seed is not already looking bad, the average age of their players hints that the rebuilding of the team will be in need in a near future.

[Stress Fracture]

George Hill should be like Darren Collison. Now.

[Rip32]

George Hill should be like Darren Collison. Now.

Collison and Hill are entirely different players, so no, that probably won't happen. I don't know if teams can still sign guys and have them be eligible for the playoffs, but the Spurs should probably look in that direction.

[Andrew]

As far as I'm aware, so long as a player isn't on another team's roster past the cutoff date, they're eligible for the Playoffs.

[NovU]

I think he meant having a stellar season in the absense of superstar. But then Parker already had missed so many games.

[Stress Fracture]

I think he meant having a stellar season in the absense of superstar. But then Parker already had missed so many games.

That's what I meant. Is CP3 out the whole season?

[Cartar]

No, he should be coming back sometime next week IIRC.

[Stress Fracture]

Oh, I see.