Clippers star, one-time NBA MVP Russell Westbrook out indefinitely with broken hand

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The Los Angeles Clippers are in the midst of a playoff push, but the team will likely have to make it through the last several weeks of the regular season without one of its star players.

Russell Westbrook, the 2017 NBA MVP, broke his hand during the Clippers' matchup with the Washington Wizards Friday night. 

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said it appeared Westbrook was injured after some incidental contact with a Wizards player's elbow.

"Just feel bad for Russ right now," Lue said. "You never want to see a player get hurt. [Washington's Jordan] Poole drove around, and he tried to deflect it from the back. I think he hit his elbow with his hand."

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Russell Westbrook of the LA Clippers goes to the basket in a game during the 2023 NBA Playoffs April 16, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)

Westbrook exited Friday's game in the second quarter and did not return. He finished the contest with six points. Lue said the amount of time Westbrook will miss remains unclear.

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"So, we don't know what timetable, don't know if he needs surgery or anything yet," Lue said. "But he's out right now. So, just trying to figure it out."

The Clippers sit in the fourth spot in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook backs down Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, left, during the second half of Game 1 of a first-round playoff series April 16, 2023, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Ten-time NBA All-Star James Harden said the team will miss "everything