<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">17th August, 2006 - 11:25 pm San Antonio Express-News - X-Rays have revealed that Spurs guard Tony Parker has a fracture near the tip of his right index finger, the San Antonio Express-News is reporting. Because of the 15-hour time difference, the Spurs' training and medical staffs have had trouble contacting Parker to assess the injury's severity. Conflicting reports from France have added to the confusion. One said Parker almost certainly won't play in France's opening game against Manu Ginobili and Argentina on Saturday. Another said Parker might try to practice today with his index finger padded and taped to his middle finger. Parker was injured when his finger was caught in the jersey of Brazil's Leandro Barbosa in France's tuneup game Tuesday. [READ]</div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Gametime?:</div><div class="quote_post">how the hell did his finger get cought in a jersey?</div> I'm just guessing that when Barbosa was driving through the lane, Parker reached out his hand to try to strip the ball or something, and it got caught in the straps.
Same thing happen to Morris Peterson a few years ago in Portland with Pippen in his jersey. Not sure where it was, but he certainly had a broken finger or fracture as a result, and was out for a good while.
