Celtics’ Nikola Vucevic fractures finger, ruled out of Mavericks game

Celtics’ Nikola Vucevic fractures finger, ruled out of Mavericks game

Just as they got Jayson Tatum back from Achilles surgery, the Celtics lost another veteran contributor to injury.

Celtics center Nikola Vucevic out for rest of the game with finger fracture - The Boston Globe

The recently acquired backup center suffered a right ring finger fracture during the first quarter.

Celtics' Nikola Vucevic exits game with finger fracture

Boston Celtics centre Nikola Vucevic left Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks with a right ring finger fracture and didn’t return, the team announced. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Vucevic is set to undergo surgery to repair his finger Saturday and miss about a month of action recovering. Vucevic, 35, was acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline after spending the previous four-and-a-half seasons with the Chicago Bulls. In 59 g…

Nikola Vucevic Expected To Miss A Month With Broken Finger

7:37 pm: Vucevic will undergo surgery on Saturday and is expected to miss about a month, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (via Twitter). 7:19 pm: Veteran center Nikola Vucevic fractured the ring finger on his right (shooting) hand and will miss the remainder of Friday’s game vs. Dallas, the Celtics announced (via Twitter). According to Brian Robb of MassLive, Vucevic sustained the injury in the first quarter of Friday’s contest. The 35-year-old pl…