Finger sleeve
A finger sleeve is a kind of protective garment, and sometimes a compression garment, that is worn on the fingers. They are generally worn for pain relief and for support and protection for the fingers, but can also be worn as a fashion statement, or to improve the wearer's ability to perform certain tasks involving the fingers.
Basketball
[edit]Finger sleeves are worn by certain basketball players to support and protect their fingers, and for pain relief,[1] as well as to enhance grip on the ball during a shot.[2] It is the player's preference on which finger the sleeve is worn. Many, such as Reggie Miller, choose to wear more than one finger sleeve. The use of the finger sleeve is authorized and approved by the National Basketball Association (NBA).[citation needed] In many cases the finger sleeve is worn for protection as an alternative to performing some sort of taping job on the digit.[citation needed]
Notable wearers
[edit]
Notable people who have worn finger sleeves include:
- Kobe Bryant, who wore them to hold a protective gel pad on his arthritic fingers.[3]
- Anthony Edwards, who began to wear finger sleeves in 2024 after he dislocated his finger.[1]
- Kevin Garnett, who suffered an injury early in his career and wore finger sleeves for many years after.[1]
- LeBron James wore finger sleeves in tribute to Kobe Bryant after his death.[4][5]
- Doug McDermott[6]
- Reggie Miller
Gaming
[edit]Gamers sometimes wear compression finger sleeves.
Razer Inc. offers finger sleeves designed for mobile gaming.[7] They are worn over the fingertip and are designed to increase grip and protect the wearer from friction.[7] They are less than 1 millimetre (0.039 in) thick and are woven with silver fibers so that the barrier does not prevent the touchscreen from reacting to the wearer's finger presses.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Anthony Edwards finger sleeve, explained: Timberwolves star pays homage to Kevin Garnett with accessory". The Sporting News. May 22, 2024. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Nike Basketball Finger Sleeves". ACA Sports. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Ding, Kevin (November 9, 2010). "See how much less protection is on Kobe's arthritic finger now". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Bengel, Chris (July 30, 2020). "LeBron James will honor Kobe Bryant with No. 24 finger sleeve in Lakers' restart opener". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Rohlin, Melissa (July 30, 2020). "LeBron James Posts Photo Of Him Wearing A Kobe Bryant Finger Sleeve". Los Angeles Lakers On SI. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Agness, Scott (October 1, 2018). "With the biggest cheers for Victor Oladipo, Pacers make their introductions at FanJam". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c McNulty, Thomas (September 15, 2021). "Razer Debuts "Finger Sleeves" To Protect Gamers' Digits". ScreenRant. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Finger sleeves at Wikimedia Commons
| General topics |
|  | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rules |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Game play |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strategy |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Clothing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Media | |||||||||||||||||||||
 | This basketball-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |