A sprain happens when wrist ligaments are stretched ... you fall and catch yourself on an outstretched hand. A scaphoid fracture causes swelling, pain, and tenderness below the base of the thumb.

An MRI after the game revealed a Grade 2 sprain. Due to the current swelling in his wrist, Ball said playing through the discomfort would risk upgrading it to a Grade 3 sprain, which could require ...