Why is gerald green missing a finger

In Phoenix, it looks like Green has found a way to harness his freakish athletic ability in a way that helps a good team win basketball games.

He averaged a career-high The kid who once hid his hand now holds it up after hitting threes:. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.

Spanish La Liga View team list. Filed under: NBA Lookit. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. The Suns made these foam hands for Gerald Green , presumably to give to fans at an upcoming game: Always fun when a crazy idea you threw out in a meeting becomes reality.

You see, Green is missing part of his ring finger on his right hand: Photo credit: Mark J. As Green told the Daily News, the finger became a source of shame: "I used to always hide my hand, I still do. While that may sound pretty reasonable, it seems like that would put an end to Gerald Green's attempted comeback this season, as he recently posted on social media:.

Green lost a finger at years old while dunking with a ring on his hand. It didn't prevent him from fulfilling his dream of making it to the NBA, but obviously he's wary about dunking with a ring on again:. I went up and I yanked my finger off. If I could palm a ball I probably could have more dunks than I have in my career, but I still can get the job done," Green said back in the day, as we previously reported.

Gerald Green was among the eligible players to sign a contract this season with the league's expanded rosters. Any contending team would've certainly used his explosiveness and three-point shooting. Advertisements - Register to remove. Probably because they did the full body scans but I'm not sure. Quote: Originally Posted by Vni I didn't even know that.

How did he lose it? D3C4K , JoFri , iceberg and 1 others like this. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. Prolly not since he's missing his ring finger not his index finger. Read the article. In all honesty Gerald Green is lucky to be missing that finger for basketball purposes The ring finger can cause a side spin on the ball if you don't practice hand placement enough You want the middle finger and index to guide the ball out your hand with the thumb and pinkie finger to balance the ball The ring finger only interferes with your follow through Not saying it's worth chopping off your finger though lol It just helps that it wasn't one of the important ones