LeBron James injured his right hand after the Cavaliers lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals when he punched a white board in the locker room, according to Sam Amick of USA Today.
James reportedly has been wearing a soft cast and underwent two MRIs on his hand since the incident.
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Brian Windhorst of ESPN later added that swelling on James' hand was "so bad after Game 1 that the imaging that they took couldn't even determine if it was a break."
The three-time NBA champion spoke on the injury and how it occurred after Game 4.
"I let the emotions get the best of me and pretty much played the last three games with a broken hand." - LeBron James #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/bj1QPDjF9r
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 9, 2018
Game 1 ended in a Cleveland overtime loss to the Warriors. Some of James' anger stemmed from JR Smith dribbling out the clock in the final seconds of regulation after rebounding George Hill's missed free throw. Smith appeared to mouth "I thought we were ahead" to James after the play.
Unedited footage of the Cavs' huddle following the incident showed just how frustrated James was knowing Cleveland had a timeout remaining.
This is heartbreaking! Long uncut footage of LeBron, JR Smith & George Hill after Smith's mistake in Game 1. pic.twitter.com/MplQoAkk0a
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 4, 2018