OMG: Gerald Green Has Half A Finger On His Right Hand !!!!!!!!!!!! [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

bokes15

06-16-2007, 04:12 AM

i just found out

haw did it happen??
http://www.justbball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39402

"He had his mother's class ring on and he caught it on a nail," explained his father, Gerald Sr.

Gerald was attempting to dunk on a Nerf-type hoop in his bedroom.

"They couldn't reattach it," said Gerald Sr. "They had to shave it. That was a long night. It was just a tragic time."

Young Gerald now expertly hides that ring finger on his right hand. He had to get used to playing without the tip of his finger on his shooting hand.

That may be one reason why early in his career Gerald couldn't even make the team. He was cut altogether as a freshman at Dobie High in Houston and the next year was a mid-season addition to the sophomore team.

Mr. Green was hesitant to go into much details.

When asked if the finger injury was the reason his son was cut, he said, "I'll let you put that together. ... It's just the way people perceive you."

Yaosonegoodear

06-16-2007, 04:32 AM

How in the world does he palm the basketball when he dunks?

3stat2

06-16-2007, 04:35 AM

...and he shoots and makes 3s with that hand, damn...

RoseCity07

06-16-2007, 04:47 AM

That's very something I have personally seen. One of the best basketball players from the crew I kicked it with in high school had half a finger on one hand. I never knew for a long time, and I never really got to see it like the other kids. He always had his hand in fist shape when just standing around, really good at hiding it.

He got it from lifting a car frame up and everyone else let go and his finger got smashed.

There was also this kid about 6-8 who caught his tooth on the net and ripped out one of his two front teeth. Had this gigantic gap.

sydneyking

06-16-2007, 05:11 AM

I know it's been posted many times before but:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TA0MzI-xw3c
Pape Sow (9) making fun of Gerald's half finger

WoGiTaLiA1

06-16-2007, 05:23 AM

Pape Sow is a god.

Also, it apparently doesnt have that much affect once you get used to it. I wouldn't know but I do know there is a footballer over here(Aussie Rules) had the same finger amputated in the middle of his career and it hasnt had any affect on his skills. You can quite easily palm a ball without using the ring finger(assuming you can palm a ball in the first place) that much I can testify to.

And Yes... Old news.

loot

06-16-2007, 05:38 AM

A very good local player, who also played for Nike's Promotional team in the Netherlands lost his ringfinger too. He's a pointguard.

He lost it when he dunked a ball and his engagement ring got caught in the net of the basket. Scary thought: there were hundreds of people watching as it was during a showcase.

3stat2

06-16-2007, 05:54 AM

There was also this kid about 6-8 who caught his tooth on the net and ripped out one of his two front teeth. Had this gigantic gap.

**** man, that's some scary stuff. I never really thought about it that way. People dunk with their heads touching the net all the time, including all those reverse dunks. Can you imagine if Vince Carter caught his ear or something on it? Damn.

Guess I'll be keeping my head well away from the net in future

ThaKid

06-16-2007, 09:13 AM

a little bit late bro. i think most people already knew that.
damn, i didnt kno that.......

jus makes you appreciate his game more

AtTheDriveIn

06-16-2007, 09:19 AM

I know it's been posted many times before but:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TA0MzI-xw3c
Pape Sow (9) making fun of Gerald's half finger

Where exactly did he make fun of it? I didn't see.

qwerty

06-16-2007, 09:39 AM

when he actually starts playing well, ESPN will do a huge story on it.

wTFaMonkey

06-16-2007, 11:02 AM

old news :sleeping :sleeping :sleeping

WuTangWizard

06-16-2007, 11:03 AM

Damn, I didn't know that.

GoldNugg21

06-16-2007, 11:06 AM

I'm missing half of my left ring finger, got it caught in a hydraulic wood splitter a couple years ago. Thankfully not my shooting hand, but it really doesn't effect you that much once it's healed.

wally_world

06-16-2007, 11:12 AM

i didn't knew it before... that's cool... and the fact that he balls so well makes everyone wanna cut off one of their fingers...

GoldNugg21

06-16-2007, 11:13 AM

i didn't knew it before... that's cool... and the fact that he balls so well makes everyone wanna cut off one of their fingers...
lol. I'd hope not. Fingers are painful mofo's.

20 Dimes A Game

06-16-2007, 11:42 AM

Interesting, my friend did that......

pete's montreux

06-16-2007, 11:52 AM

Where exactly did he make fun of it? I didn't see.

He holds his right hand up, not fully extending his ring finger, as to make fun of Gerald, but the Celtics got the last laugh.

And wasn't that dunk the number one NBA dunk of the 2005 season?

B-Low

06-16-2007, 12:04 PM

Wow i didn't know that either. I guess the ring finger IS the least important finger so i can see how it wouldnt hurt his game that much

and all you people sayin "old news/everyone already knew that/you're late"....hush cuz obviously a lot of people didnt know according to the replies in the thread

Vishnu Redux

06-16-2007, 12:25 PM

I know it's been posted many times before but:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TA0MzI-xw3c
Pape Sow (9) making fun of Gerald's half finger

:oldlol: :roll:

Never noticed Pape Sow doing that... hilarious

rknine15

06-16-2007, 12:39 PM

soooo photoshoped......

.....very OLD news

wally_world

06-16-2007, 12:41 PM

that play shows a little lack of sportsmanship... they could have just ran out the clock... but the dunk was spectacular! :banana:

rknine15

06-16-2007, 12:45 PM

I know it's been posted many times before but:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TA0MzI-xw3c
Pape Sow (9) making fun of Gerald's half finger
i watched that game ..... but i never saw/notice pape making fun of him wow

wally_world

06-16-2007, 01:00 PM

i watched that game ..... but i never saw/notice pape making fun of him wow

i think it was just coincidental... Sow is a good guy...

The_Masterplan

06-16-2007, 01:15 PM

http://www.yaysports.com/nba/images/greenfingers.jpg

http://www.hugeupside.com/archives/gerald%20green.jpg

I HAD NO FREAKING IDEA :wtf:

Richie2k6

06-16-2007, 01:16 PM

:eek:

Put Back Dunk

06-16-2007, 01:45 PM

Even as a C's fan I thought the Pape Sow thing was funny.

Gerald dunking late in games against the Raptors has sort of become a tradition over the last two years. Here's another one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsnEWeFbiNo

"I wonder if Chuck got upset there" :oldlol:

Skywalker

06-16-2007, 02:07 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TA0MzI-xw3c
Pape Sow (9) making fun of Gerald's half finger

LOL, wow we were terrible. Losing to the Celtics by 14? :roll:

Showtime

06-16-2007, 02:47 PM

soooo photoshoped......

.....very OLD news
nevermind.

Richie2k6

06-16-2007, 04:01 PM

In a lot of those pictures it looks like he's just bending his finger. :confusedshrug:

Samurai Swoosh

06-16-2007, 05:14 PM

I'm missing half of my left ring finger, got it caught in a hydraulic wood splitter a couple years ago. Thankfully not my shooting hand, but it really doesn't effect you that much once it's healed.
Describe the pain, please ...

bokes15

06-16-2007, 11:52 PM

Real Men Wear Green

06-16-2007, 11:57 PM

Losing to the Raptors has become a celtics tradition this year. Didn't we go 3-1?
Only a Raptors fan could think of a season series as some kind of "tradition."

bokes15

06-17-2007, 12:01 AM

Only a Raptors fan could think of a season series as some kind of "tradition."
if you guys can point to 2 unimportant end-of-game dunks against our 27-55 laughing stock team, then we can do the same of yours this year.

Rockets(T-mac)

06-17-2007, 12:03 AM

Man it must feel weird to palm the ball and shot when you don't feel anything at the tip of your fingers. I shoot and let the ball roll of my hands and I feel the ball on the tips of my fingers. He dunks like a beast too.

IBLEEDGREEN43

06-17-2007, 12:05 AM

if you guys can point to 2 unimportant end-of-game dunks against our 27-55 laughing stock team, then we can do the same of yours this year.

shut the hell up, toronto's been losing to boston for years.. toronto has been trash for years, and years.. one good season means nothing.. dont go after fellow celtic fans like that.. i watch the nba, everybody here watches the nba, the raptors arent very good.. boston sucks right now, but you can even look at the last 5 years, bostons better...

:applause: toronto sucks.. and i would have done the same if i was vince carter, i wouldnt want to play for that trashy team.. its a shame.. toronto is such a nice city.. just needs a basketball team

Real Men Wear Green

06-17-2007, 12:06 AM

if you guys can point to 2 unimportant end-of-game dunks against our 27-55 laughing stock team, then we can do the same of yours this year.
How long has Gerald Green been in the NBA? That's the difference between comparing his career and the history of Celtic traditions.

bokes15

06-17-2007, 12:07 AM

How long has Gerald Green been in the NBA? That's the difference between comparing his career and the history of Celtic traditions.
Did you not read THIS?

Even as a C's fan I thought the Pape Sow thing was funny.

Gerald dunking late in games against the Raptors has sort of become a tradition over the last two years. Here's another one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsnEWeFbiNo

"I wonder if Chuck got upset there" :oldlol:
Note, that it was a celtic fan that brought up the word tradition. Read before you write.

Real Men Wear Green

06-17-2007, 12:09 AM

Did you not read THIS?

Note, that it was a celtic fan that brought up the word tradition. Read before you write.
Again: how long has Green been in the NBA? It's about perspective.

bokes15

06-17-2007, 12:14 AM

Again: how long has Green been in the NBA? It's about perspective.
Did you see any mention of Larry Bird or any of the early championship celtics in my post? I said in the past year, and what I said was correct. Maybe the way I worded it would lead one to believe that I think it's some kind of long-time tradition/rivalry, but I really don't. It was just a response to another comment.