Warriors guard Gary Payton II has reportedly sustained a fractured left elbow after taking a hard fall following a flagrant foul from Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks.
According to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews, Payton underwent X-rays on his left elbow after leaving Tuesday night’s Game 2, which revealed the fracture. He will undergo an MRI on Wednesday for further evaluation.
Payton suffered the injury less than three minutes into Golden State’s 106–101 Game 2 loss when he cut down the lane on a fast-break. As Payton went up for a layup with his left hand, Brooks came in from behind and hit the Warriors guard in the head in the air.