Current New York Knicks wing and former Portland Trail Blazer Josh Hart is playing through a nerve injury in his right hand, The Athletic’s Fred Katz and James L. Edwards III reported on (subscription required)

Hart has played this season with a splint on his right ring finger. He told The Athletic on Sunday that the injury is nerve-related and spreads to other fingers.

The affliction affects the fourth finger on his shooting hand the most, but feeling is also going in and out of his middle and pinky fingers, not just on the court but also in daily life tasks.

The Athletic notes that Hart initially suffered the injury in May and underwent surgery for the issue after the Knicks’ postseason ended. However, he re-injured the hand during a scrimmage just before the start of training camp. H

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