Clippers guard Chris Paul sprained his left thumb in Los Angeles' win against Oklahoma City on Monday night. X-rays on the thumb were negative, but he will undergo further tests.
Ryan Fitzpatrick will start at quarterback Sunday for the New York Jets despite injuring the thumb on his non-throwing hand last week.
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin on Monday left open the possibility that injured defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul could play Sunday but acknowledged the pass-rusher still has a long way to go.
The clearest photographic evidence of the damaged hand of DE Jason Pierre-Paul shows an absent index finger, a bandaged middle finger and a thumb whose missing chunk does not appear significant.
Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul, trying to put to rest pessimism about whether he can play, posted a workout video Wednesday of himself on Instagram saying "don't believe the hype."
The New York Giants feel the damage to Jason Pierre-Paul's right hand was worse than they were led to believe, sources said, and some in the organization fear he might miss the season.
