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Michigan State basketball's Nick Ward suffered a bone bruise in his left hand and momentarily left Friday's Sweet 16 game against LSU in the second half, according to the CBS broadcast.
He later returned to the bench.
After the game, MSU coach Tom Izzo said Ward's availability for Sunday's East Region final was unknown.
Ward, who suffered a hairline fracture in the same hand on Feb. 17, fell hard to the ground and suffered the bone bruise with more than 6 minutes left in the half after battling Naz Reid for a rebound.
Officials reviewed the play and assessed a Flagrant-1 foul on Reid because Ward was deemed to be in a vulnerable position during the play.
Michigan State led wire to wire, winning 80-63 to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015. The Spartans will play either Duke or Virginia Tech on Sunday (TV: CBS).
Ward was shown on the CBS broadcast wincing in pain on the sideline, before being taken to the locker room.  He went directly into the X-ray room, according to CBS, and X-rays were negative.
He returned from the locker room moments later, holding his left hand, and could have re-entered the game, CBS reported.
Chris Thomas is the sports editor at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at cdthomas@freepress.com or follow him on Twitter @bychristhomas.
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