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Trail Blazers' Deandre Ayton suffers hand sprain vs. Heat

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Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton exited Tuesday night's 106-96 home loss to the Miami Heat because of a sprained right hand.

Coach Chauncey Billups said that X-rays on Ayton's hand came back negative, after he was involved in a collision with Miami's Kevin Love late in the first quarter and fell hard to the floor.

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