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After suffering a pregame injury before Thursday night’s 118-104 win over Denver and later being diagnosed with a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand, Spurs center Pau Gasol is now taking the next step toward recovery.
Via Adrian Wojnarowski, Gasol will undergo surgery to repair the fracture:
San Antonio's Pau Gasol undergoing surgery to repair fracture of fourth metacarpal in his left hand today, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) January 20, 2017
There’s no timeline yet for his return.
For Gasol, there's no definitive timeline on return to floor yet, league sources tell @TheVertical. Timeframe will be based on healing.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) January 20, 2017
Forward David Lee made a spot start in Gasol’s place Thursday night, notching a double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds. But fellow forward Dewayne Dedmon is an option to replace Gasol as well.
San Antonio returns to action Saturday night at Cleveland.