Can you play basketball with walking pain in the ball joint of your thumb?

Basketball is usually not recommended for bunion walking pain. Bunion walking pain usually represents localized damage or inflammation, and strenuous exercise is usually not recommended to avoid aggravating the localized pain.
Bunion walking pain may be due to trauma, osteoarthritis, gouty arthritis, etc. If you play basketball and other sports, repeated jumping to stimulate the local soft tissue, it may aggravate the patient’s condition, resulting in increased inflammation, inducing more serious pain and prolonging the recovery time, patients are advised to rest.
If the symptoms of walking pain in the bunion joint persist, the patient should consult a doctor for examination in a timely manner, and choose the appropriate treatment after the doctor clarifies the condition, and avoid strenuous exercise during the period of pain.