Career No-nos.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

I'm not too concerned with getting my wedding ring tangled in the net, caught on the rim, or intertwined in a uniform.

How about this scenario, when a player tosses the ball to you? It can happen.

Way back before I retired from teaching, and before my divorce, I was passing the gymnasium on the way out of the school and noticed the boys team shooting around. I decided to show off and take a few shots with the guys, while I was wearing my wedding band. I was only half paying attention when one of my students passed me the ball and I caught the pass with my fingers extended, which jammed the fingers. I woke up the next morning with a very swollen ring finger. I showed the injury to the school nurse as soon as I got to school. The wedding band was acting like tourniquet, cutting off circulation to the finger, and because of the swelling, we couldn't get the ring off. We were on our way to the metal shop to get the ring cut off, but decided to stop by the cafeteria kitchen first. Luckily, a little butter on my finger helped to get the ring off.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I decided to show off and take a few shots with the guys.

This would be one reason it wouldn't happen to me. I don't "shoot around with the guys."

Full disclosure - many yrs ago I fell on the ice and dislocated my ring finger. The hospital had to cut my wedding band off to x-ray and fix it. So, my ring is already removable.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

This would be one reason it wouldn't happen to me. I don't "shoot around with the guys."

... but players toss the ball to officials several times during a game.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... but players toss the ball to officials several times during a game.

And I could jam my finger tying my combat boots, too.