Playing basketball swollen finger joints, the recovery time needs to depend on the specific injury, ranging from 2 weeks to 3 months. If playing basketball swollen finger joints, there is no fracture, just soft tissue damage, after the injury using local ice, physical therapy, oral pain medication (such as diclofenac sodium), etc., but if the combination of joint ligament tear after the joint instability and localized obvious pain, need to be immobilized. Generally 2~3 weeks to recover. If playing basketball has a swollen joint combined with fracture, and functional limitations, the situation is more serious, need to use surgical treatment, after surgery to reduce the hand’s activities, generally 1 ~ 3 months to recover. Basketball finger injuries are more common, it is recommended to seek medical attention as soon as possible, timely diagnosis and treatment, so as not to delay the condition.