Harden diagnosed with thumb fracture, questionable vs. Bucks
Cleveland Cavaliers star James Harden suffered a non-displaced fracture to his right thumb and is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced.
Harden suffered the injury to his non-shooting hand during Tuesday's 109-94 win over the New York Knicks. He's still undergoing treatment and evaluation. The Cavaliers said his status would be updated "as appropriate."
Harden doesn't need surgery and will attempt to play through the injury, reports ESPN's Shams Charania.
Just in on NBA Today -- after hand specialist evaluation, Cavaliers star James Harden plans to play through his fractured right thumb: pic.twitter.com/xQz87Swecp
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 25, 2026
The 36-year-old guard has averaged 18.9 points and eight assists in seven games since the Cavaliers acquired him from the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 4.
Cleveland has won six of its seven games with Harden in the lineup. The team enters Wednesday fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 37-22 record, the same mark as the Knicks.
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