Nets' Yi out 3-to-4 weeks with broken pinkie

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian broke his right pinkie in Friday's 104-102 loss to his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Yi exited the game late in the third quarter due to the injury. An evaluation after the game revealed the broken finger and the second-year player is expected to miss three-to-four weeks of action.

Yi, who ended with 16 points in the game, entered Friday's bout averaging 10.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in 36 games this season for the Nets, who traded Richard Jefferson to the Bucks in the offseason in exchange for Yi and Bobby Simmons.