Clippers point guard Chris Paul will undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, the team announced. He is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks.
Paul sprained his left thumb in the second quarter of Monday night's 120-98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder and was ruled out for the rest of the game.
X-rays on the thumb were negative, but the Clippers said further tests needed to be done to determine the extent of the injury.
Paul, 31, was defending Russell Westbrook and sprained the thumb fighting over a screen set by Joffrey Lauvergne at the top of the 3-point line.