Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams ruled out for three weeks

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without center Steven Adams for three weeks after he underwent surgery on his hand.

The 21-year-old sustained an injury in the second quarter of his side's 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, but managed to return to the match.

However, Adams required surgery on a broken finger on his right hand, and will now miss at least three weeks, which will rule him out of nine of his side's matches.

Adams is averaging 7.4 points a game for the Thunder this season.