Sporting News contacted medical expert Dr. Michael S. George of the KSF Orthopaedic Center in Houston, who explained what Boston's guard is dealing with and how it will impact him moving forward.

Since returning to the lineup on Feb. 5, George has been playing with a splint on that finger. "I'm hanging in there," George told reporters after the Sixers' 124-104 loss against the Boston ...

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 ...