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What are basketball finger sleeves?

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its a sleev abowt 2 inches on ur finger for basketball mainly to look cool
AI weres them

(The above post just shows that people should be forced to learn to spell before posting on the Internet. It isn't Ebonics, sport, it's flat out ignorance and laziness)

(I'll have to agree with the second paragraph. The first person does a poor job of commanding the English language. And their answer is also off. Finger sleeves do look cool and all; however, they serve a greater purpose. Finger sleeves aid in the prevention of causing discomfort, or worse a sprain when you jam your finger on a ball)

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