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The Cleveland Cavaliers unveiled that star guard James Harden suffered a fractured right thumb during their 109-94 win over the New York Knicks Tuesday night. Harden played 32 minutes and finished with 20 points, four assists and two rebounds, but a subsequent evaluation of his thumb verified the presence of a fracture.

Despite the diagnosis, surgery is not required and Harden isn’t expected to miss much time, per ESPN. The expectation is that Harden will wear a wrap or splint on his hand as he attempts to play through the injury. He is listed as questionable against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in the second night of a back-to-back. 

“A postgame examination by the Cavaliers’ medical staff, followed by X-rays taken [Wednesday], verified a non-displaced fracture of the distal phalanx,” the team reported. “Harden will undergo treatment and continued evaluation. An news on his status will be provided as appropriate.”

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It appears Cleveland has avoided disaster with Harden not being immediately ruled out for a significant period of time. The Cavs have gone 6-1 since trading for Harden in early February. He has established immediate chemistry with Donovan Mitchell in the backcourt, giving Cleveland someone who can take offensive pressure off Mitchell in a way Darius Garland couldn’t.

Harden is averaging 18.9 points, eight rebounds and 4.6 assists as a member of the Cavs. Before the trade, he averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 44 games for the Los Angeles Clippers this season.

Cleveland (37-22) is tied with the Knicks for third in the East. If Harden has to miss a few games, or if his performance is impacted by the fractured thumb, they could slip in the standings as the Toronto Raptors (34-24) sit just 2.5 games behind them. How much the injury impacts Harden remains to be seen as the Cavaliers try to make a deep playoff run.