Pau Gasol Has Surgery On Finger

Lakers PF Pau Gasol, while playing in Spain with the Spanish national team, was taken to the hospital to have emergency surgery on his left index finger which he jammed in practice, reports theLos Angeles Times. Gasol is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks of action. With the injury to his hand Gasol can’t flip the bird to his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies, after winning his first NBA Championship this past June.

But on a serious note, the Lakers should be kind of worried that a lingering problem with his hand doesn’t persist. As a big man, you are constantly getting your swiped at during games and your hands are always in mix while blocking shots or going for tough rebounds. Also, this may take away from his aggression down low when the season first begins. The Lamar Odom signing is looking more and more logical.