STUPID SPORTS SH!T: WTF IS THAT ON KG'S FINGER?!?!

by Chris Richardson, Intentional Foul

While most blogs are talking about Magic and Bird, Russell and Wilt, I thought I'd take a look at what's really important about the NBA Finals, which, of course, starts tonight. Instead of worrying about silly things like NBA history and who is going to win, I thought I'd ask this question about the second most recognizable face playing:

WTF is that on Kevin Garnett's finger?

I mean really. Is that some kind of overkill or did he hurt his knuckle so bad, he needs almost two inches of cushioning to protect it when he grabs rebounds and dunks?

Maybe he hurt his right ring finger when he was pounding his chest...

The first thing I thought is, "did he go to the Barry Bonds school of extremity protection?" It's not like he's been wearing that thing on his finger all season either.

So WTF, folks? I know what finger splints are as I am aware of finger sleeves, but I've never seen anything like this used for basketball player. In all honesty, it looks like it would hinder his shooting touch, although, all that excess padding does seem to stay over the top of his finger.

I'd hate to see what Garnett's shot would look like if the protective body kit for his finger rotated around to the palm-side of his hand. Maybe it would look something like this:

Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels the need to ask this question, although, I disagree with Yahoo Answers when it says the issue is resolved because the "finger sleeve" answer is not good enough.

If that is merely a finger sleeve on Garnett's hand, it's the freaking Super-Sized version. I'm wondering if someone grabbed it and pulled it off during a game, would his entire ring finger come off with it? If anyone has an explanation that goes beyond, "oh, it's only a finger sleeve," please let me know.

This is NOT just a finger sleeve: