Lindsay Tait, for the second time in 2013 will be forced to go under the surgeons’ knife to repair damage to his left hand.
Tait broke a small bone in his wrist when taking a tumble playing for Youthtown Clique in the Mexicali Fresh Summer Jam last Tuesday.
The injury will result in the classy guard missing the FIBA Oceania Pacific Championships being held in Wellington next weekend. Tait was due to captain the New Zealand Maori team.
Earlier in the year, New Zealand’s premier point guard missed the conclusion of the NBL season and the whole of the Tall Blacks international programme after breaking his thumb.
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