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  3. www.the-sun.com › sport › 8811821I lost one of my fingers as a child but I still went on to ...

    Aug 12, 2023 · I lost one of my fingers as a child but I still went on to become NBA Slam Dunk champion. GERALD Green has proven it is possible to do more with less. The former Boston Celtics guard is one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history despite having just nine fingers.

  4. www.youtube.com › watchGerald Green Set the Story Straight on How He Lost Half of ...

    Jan 31, 2022 · Gerald, who was wearing his mother's H.S. ring, had the ring caught on a nail that was sticking up above the door. Gerald immediately had to get it amputated to the joint. He admitted he couldn't...

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  5. www.nbcsports.com › nba › newsSuns pay homage to Gerald Green’s missing finger with unique ...

    Jan 14, 2015 · He went up but the ring — on the ring finger of his right hand — caught on a nail and ripped his finger down to the bone and created other problems. Doctors said the only option was amputation near the middle knuckle.

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  6. www.nbcsports.com › nba › newsGerald Green only has part of his ring finger on his right ...

    Apr 22, 2012 · Wearing his mother’s class ring, the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk champion tried to jam on a makeshift hoop attached to a doorway. The ring caught on a nail and his finger was ripped to the bone. Amputation was the only option. “All you saw was nothing but white bone, like a skeleton,” Green said.

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  7. defpen.com › gerald-green-loss-fingerGerald Green Talks Getting Over The Loss Of His Ring Finger

    Aug 7, 2015 · (Getty Images) If you haven’t seen Gerald Green’s hand or you have and never knew why he’s missing a finger. Let me fill you in. When Green was in 6th Grade, he went for a dunk on a makeshift hoop, little did he know that there was an exposed nail.

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  9. www.sbnation.com › 2015/1/12 › 7532817Celebrating Gerald Green, the nine-fingered NBA player

    Jan 12, 2015 · The missing digit stems from a childhood accident, when he tried dunking on a makeshift hoop attached to a doorway. A ring on his finger got caught on a nail, and much of the finger had to be...

  10. www.msn.com › en-us › sports"I got four fingers, man, I ain't worried about that one ...

    Green, who retired in 2021, actually only has four fingers - a result of a freak accident that happened back in the 6th grade. "I had my mom's class ring on, and I used to run and jump, seeing...