Warriors coach Don Nelson revealed before Saturday's game that starting forward Al Harrington had sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of the team's 106-86 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. And later in that game, reserve forward Matt Barnes dislocated his middle finger, suffered a chip fracture in that same digit and jammed his thumb.
Barnes, who hadn't dislocated a finger since high school, incurred the injury while trying to pick the pocket of Timberwolves rookie Randy Foye. He succeeded -- for a moment, at least.
"I got (the ball) from him," said Barnes, who slammed his hand on Foye's knee. "I just (screwed) everything up in the process."
The middle finger was in much more pain on Friday night, so X-rays were taken that revealed the chip fracture, which takes place when a small piece of bone in the middle knuckle is pulled loose by a hyperextended ligament. By Saturday, however, the thumb was causing more concern.
"The dislocation, I think I'll be able to play with, but my thumb is killing me," said Barnes, who finished Friday's game despite the injury. "We didn't get X-rays on my thumb because (the middle finger) was hurting me so much, but last night, the thumb is what kept me up all night."
The injuries are on Barnes' shooting hand.