Westbrook Out at Least Four Weeks as Injury Woes Continue for Thunder

Russell Westbrook will join his teammate Kevin Durant on the injured list, as the Thunder announced that their point guard will miss at least a month after undergoing hand surgery. Sue Ogrocki/AP

By Jeff Pini

November 2, 2014

1 minute to read

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Already without 2013-14 NBA MVP Kevin Durant for another month, the team announced on Saturday that point guard Russell Westbrook has undergone hand surgery and will miss at least four weeks.

The 25-year-old suffered the injury on Thursday in Oklahoma City’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, which was later diagnosed as a small fracture in his right hand.

Westbrook, who has played in two regular season games, scored 38 points with six assists and three rebounds in the Thunder’s season-opening loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Westbrook has averaged 20.1 points and 6.9 assists per game over his six-plus seasons in the NBA, and has been named to three All-Star teams.

Durant has been out since Oct. 13 after suffering a Jones fracture in his right foot during the practice in the preseason and was given a six-to-eight week timetable for recovery. The 26-year-old has averaged 27.4 points per game over his seven-year NBA career, is a five-time All-Star, and – along with Westbrook – led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012.

The Thunder started the year 0-2 after going 59-23 in 2013-14. They have 15 games in the month of November where they will most likely be without both Westbrook and Durant; only six of those games, however, are on the road, including a Nov. 12 matchup with the Celtics at the TD Garden.