Sacramento Kings' De'Aaron Fox Could Join Fellow Kentucky Alum Tyler Herro On Injured List

Kings guard De'Aaron Fox fractured the tip of his finger in Sunday's loss to Golden State Warriors in Game 4

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox is among the impressive list of former Kentucky players in the NBA playoffs but he could miss the pivotal Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors

Fox reportedly fractured the tip of a finger on his left shooting hand in Sunday's Game 4 loss, according to multiple reports. The series is tied at 2. 

If he is unable to play, Fox would join Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro on the injured list. Herro sustained a similar injury on his right shooting hand in Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Last week he underwent surgery and is expected to miss up to six weeks. 

Here's a full list of the 15 former Kentucky players still in the NBA playoffs: 

Denver Nuggets

Jamal Murray

Los Angeles Clippers

Brandon Boston Jr.

Los Angeles Lakers

Anthony Davis

Jarred Vanderbilt

Wenyen Gabriel

Miami Heat

Bam Adebayo

Tyler Herro

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns

New York Knicks

Immanuel Quickley

Julius Randle

Philadelphia 76ers

Tyrese Maxey

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker

Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox

Malik Monk

Trey Lyles

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here