(B) Mallet finger in a padded aluminum splint, secured with tape. This approach is ideal for temporary splinting and can be shortened to leave the proximal interphalangeal joint free. After 6 weeks of ...

When asked if the brace and lack of mobility has limited his activity with the hand, he said: “I do stuff with it. It would be like if you lost a finger, I guess, or a pinkie. You don’t really ...

The splint only involves the distal joint of the finger, and so it is possible to continue to play basketball with the splint on. Dirk Nowitzki suffered a mallet finger on his left middle finger ...

Jrue Holiday has missed the Boston Celtics’ last two games as he deals with a “mallet finger” injury. But he may not be sidelined for much longer. The veteran guard was a full participant at ...

Oklahoma City Thunder wing Luguentz Dort suffered a mallet finger injury in November and played through it, though he needed to wear a splint during games until mid-February.

Holiday said he suffered the “mallet finger ... Holiday walked into the locker room prior to the Celtics’ 110-103 win over the Nuggets at TD Garden with a black splint on the finger, ...

If Holiday returns with a splint, it could further hinder his shooting, which has already been inconsistent this season. He’s hitting 43.8% of his shots from the field and 34.2% from beyond the arc.

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday‘s jammed his finger a lot throughout his long NBA career, but he believes it’s the first time he’s dealt with mallet finger. The Celtics starter has his right pinky ...