Clippers' Russell Westbrook: Has surgery, hopeful for playoffs

Westbrook underwent surgery on his fractured left hand Monday, and the Clippers are hopeful that he'll return before the start of the playoffs, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

As expected, Westbrook will miss most, if not all, of the rest of the regular season after fracturing his hand during Friday's blowout win over the Wizards. In Westbrook's absence, Norman Powell and Bones Hyland saw increased roles off the bench versus Minnesota on Sunday, and that trend could continue in the weeks to come. The Clippers may want to see Westbrook return for the final few games of the regular season to get a rhythm ahead of the postseason, but the veteran point guard can be dropped in every standard fantasy league at this point.