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UW, Federal Way alum Jaden McDaniels fractures hand during tense NBA game Sunday

Jaden McDaniels, lost his temper Sunday, and it could cost his team when they need him most.

McDaniels, a UW and Federal Way High School alum, and the TNT’s 2019 All-Area Player of the year, lost his temper Sunday during a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans

The Timberwolves won, 113-108, securing the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, but not before Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert punched teammate Kyle Anderson, according to national news reports. In a separate incident, McDaniels punched a wall on the way to locker room. The Timberwolves later reported that McDaniels had a fractured hand, according to ESPN.

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