Paul Coro

azcentral sports

LOS ANGELES – By a show of hands, it has been a rough preseason for the Suns.

The Suns learned Wednesday night that small forward T.J. Warren's injured left thumb suffered a fracture. It is the third hand injury that has sidelined a Suns player this preseason, after Alex Len also fractured a finger and Anthony Tolliver needed stitches for a hand gash.

Tolliver has been back for the past four preseason games and Len made his preseason debut Wednesday night, but Warren is out indefinitely.

Warren suffered the injury during Tuesday night's preseason win against the Lakers. He originally thought his left thumb got caught in an opponent's jersey but video showed it jamming into a Lakers player.

Warren, the Suns' 14th overall pick in June, had appeared in each preseason game until Wednesday night's Suns loss to the Clippers at Staples Center. He was averaging 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game with 50-percent shooting.

Warren's scoring ability and physical readiness gave him a chance at some playing time, especially with P.J. Tucker suspended for the regular season's first three games.