After Finals Game 1, Dirk Nowitzki has torn tendon in his left middle finger

[insidehoops]

He'll wear a splint for remainder of Finals.

(Yes, he's right-handed.)

[1987_Lakers]

wtf

[Kingwillball]

Yeah just heard that.. at least it is his non shooting hand but just made things even tougher for Dallas if he is not 100%.

[mmsupra]

Thanks for deleting my thread :facepalm

[Eldrunko247]

Welcome to Kobe's world! Kobe had one on his shooting hand.

[1987_Lakers]

Just heard it's his non shooting hand, good news for Mavs' fans.

[nbaballllller]

Dumb garbage removed

[thomaspynchon]

He will be ready to ball in Game Two

[Mr. Jabbar]

welcome to kobes world

[DuMa]

its gonna hurt his left hand dribble drives. i can see the heat forcing him to drive left more.

[Heat007]

Dirk could have 10 functioning hands and 50 working fingers and it still won't help the Cavs ( i mean the Mavs) to win this series.

[O_City_Thunder]

Dirk could have 10 functioning hands and 50 working fingers and it still won't help the Cavs ( i mean the Mavs) to win this series.
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[strifed169]

No wonder he kept looking at his finge rlike he had a booger on it

[strike first]

I tore the tendon in my ring finger once playing roman knuckles and that shit was terrible

[lilgodfather1]

I have a torn ligament on my left thumb, which is my off hand. For the guy that thinks it will effect his left handle dribble drives then you are wrong. It doesn't really effect shooting either though.

[creepingdeath]

Wouldn't worry too much about it. He needs to get better at the boards, though. His shots will fall sooner or later and the refs will not keep allowing that much contact on him.

[Harison]

Sad to hear it, although good its not his shooting hand.

[asdf1990]

Wouldn't worry too much about it. He needs to get better at the boards, though. His shots will fall sooner or later and the refs will not keep allowing that much contact on him.

He got 12 Fts.. His not getting 24 Fts every game..

[Rake2204]

I have a torn ligament on my left thumb, which is my off hand. For the guy that thinks it will effect his left handle dribble drives then you are wrong. It doesn't really effect shooting either though.
I have also torn a tendon in my left hand. I'm sure each tear is unique and different, but my case sounds a little similar to Dirk's, in that my finger sort of shriveled up and I couldn't straighten it back out. I have to say, it wasn't terribly painful. It was more disconcerting because I didn't know if I had insurance to cover it. The splint should help alleviate the straightening issue, obviously.

[swi7ch]

Thanks for deleting my thread :facepalm
ISH > you

[nba_55]

If Lebron announced he has torn tendon after losing game 1, ISH would called it fake.

[dynasty1978]

If Lebron announced he has torn tendon after losing game 1, ISH would called it fake.

It's called credibility. Dirk has it.

[Basketball Fan]

It's called credibility. Dirk has it.


Yep I don't recall Dirk talking about his messed up elbow(allegedly)

[DJmicah]

Dirk With the Excuses... :facepalm

[ACCBaller1403]

Dirk With the Excuses... :facepalm

If it was an excuse he would say it was on his shooting hand you moron. He even deflected talk about it in the post game. He played like shit and he knows it. He doesn't need excuses. He hasn't his entire career why start now?

[DJmicah]

If it was an excuse he would say it was on his shooting hand you moron. He even deflected talk about it in the post game. He played like shit and he knows it. He doesn't need excuses. He hasn't his entire career why start now?
every person that hates the heat will say that the ring doesnt count because dirk was "injured", everybody will say wade got too many freethrows the first time and he got injured the second, "poor dirk he desrves those fluke heat championships!" and im sure he'll say something like" it was too bad I got injured we couldve won" I expect refs to be the main excuse though

[dazzer87]

welcome to kobes world
No no no Dirk is really injury. He not faking it like that rapist we have here in LA.

[SebasMiamiFan]

The Heat can whack at it and it's going to be harder for him to rebound and stuff with the pain from it bothering him. It's not a huge injury, but it will affect him a little.

[DMAVS41]

Not a big deal.

[Brickz187]

every person that hates the heat will say that the ring doesnt count because dirk was "injured", everybody will say wade got too many freethrows the first time and he got injured the second, "poor dirk he desrves those fluke heat championships!" and im sure he'll say something like" it was too bad I got injured we couldve won" I expect refs to be the main excuse though

Who cares what people who hate the Heat have to say? As a fan all you should care about is the team and their accomplishments. Success will always gain hate, circle of life. F the haters let them say what they want.

[Hotshoot]

Mavs might have collection of star caliber players but none of them have heart of a champion.

[Balla_Status]

Mavs might have collection of star caliber players but none of them have heart of a champion.

Collection? The Mavs have one.

[sportstownusa]

I have a torn ligament on my left thumb, which is my off hand. For the guy that thinks it will effect his left handle dribble drives then you are wrong. It doesn't really effect shooting either though.

Function of ligaments is completely different from the function of a tendon. A ligament tear on a finger is almost meaningless in any movement. A tendon tear, depending on where on the finger could limit motions of the finger, if not at-least the resting position of the finger.

That being said, a middle finger tendon tear shouldn't cause that much problem with his dribbling, but if you want a feel of what it will be like for him...just dribble a basketball without letting the middle finger touching the ball. That's what it's going to feel like for him more or less.

[Silverbullit]

Collection? The Mavs have one.

A collection of one star player :oldlol:

[King Lebron LBJ]

Dirk will be fine...

[ACCBaller1403]

every person that hates the heat will say that the ring doesnt count because dirk was "injured", everybody will say wade got too many freethrows the first time and he got injured the second, "poor dirk he desrves those fluke heat championships!" and im sure he'll say something like" it was too bad I got injured we couldve won" I expect refs to be the main excuse though

Yet your post was accusing Dirk of making excuses, not his fans. Dirk has never used excuses as crutches like a sore elbow or a dislocated shoulder for example. So defensive you Heat (bandwagon) "fans" are.

[kentatm]

:mad:

[blacknapalm]

kind of weird how dirk was so candid about how it could limit him. i don't think it'll affect him all that much but it's notable that he likes to drives to his left and well, he dribbles with his left hand that way.

hmm, so idk. miami was actually forcing him to the middle in game 1 as i stated. they were trying to keep him from shooting over his right shoulder and varying up double teams and personnel. lebron never even really guarded him.