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Pau Gasol suffers broken hand during pregame warmups

Published Jan. 19, 2017 9:34 p.m. ET

Rob Perez

The San Antonio Spurs received (and delivered) some bad news on Thursday evening -- as the team was completing its pregame warm ups before their scheduled contest vs. the Denver Nuggets, starting center Pau Gasol suffered a broken hand:

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/822265119027712004

The Spurs didn't not give a timetable for a possible return for Gasol, who is averaging 11.7 points and 7.9 rebounds in his first season with the Spurs.

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/822265208047542272

A tough break for one of the NBA's elite teams.