Kobe doesn't plan on getting sugery on his finger

[Iamabeasttt]

SI.com: And the finger surgery he put off twice to ensure he would not miss any Lakers or Team USA games? He says the procedure is permanently off. He recently stopped taping the finger for games and, according to his prognosis, there are no plans for an operation.

“I don’t see any point,” he said. “It doesn’t bother me at all, so …”

[Jajwanda]

Ya I was always a pain in the ass about finger injuries when I was younger (late teens), refused to really fix them. My hands look like they've been farming in Khruschev's failed farms in Siberia, but they work just fine, knock on wood.

[kevin_405]

I guess it was just a matter of change in life style for Kobe..

All he had to do was "Stop finger" and his problems have all gone away..

SI.com: And the finger surgery he put off twice to ensure he woulid not miss any Lakers or Team USA games? He says the procedure is permanently off. He recently stopped taping the finger for games and, according to his prognosis, there are no plans for an operation.

“I don’t see any point,” he said. “It doesn’t bother me at all, so …”

[Throwback24]

Why can't he get surgery in the summer?

[Dr Aki]

maybe he killed all the nerves in his finger

or maybe hes gotten used to playing without his pinky the past 18 months and he doesnt want to readjust

or maybe, his pinky is permanently crapped out through non-treatment and repeated wacks