Portland Trail Blazers: Latest update on Deandre Ayton's injury

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton has suffered a hand injury during the match against the Miami Heat.

The 25-year-old had to be taken off the court during the match after what looked like a hand sprain. Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has confirmed that further evaluation will be conducted on Wednesday.

"I think there will be some further testing because he was in quite a bit of pain," Billups said. "I thought [Ayton] dominated that first half. Offensively, defensively, he dominated the game."

The Blazers went on to lose the match against the Heat with a score of 106-96 at the Moda Center in Portland on Tuesday. It was their ninth consecutive defeat in the competition which left them in the second-last position in the Western Conference with 15 wins and 42 defeats.

During the match, Ayton had a decent outing before being subbed because of an injury as he contributed 12 points to go with 10 rebounds and two assists in just 19 minutes on the court.

The Bahamas-born is having a decent time on the court this season for the Blazers where he is contributing 14.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. His most impressive outing in this campaign came in the match against the Denver Nuggets where he contributed 27 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists.