Whats with the 'sleeves' that basketball players are wearing these days? I think Allen Iverson was among the first I remember seeing them on a few years ago, but I'm watching the UK game tonight and see several players wearing them.
Is it a modern day sweatband? A fashion statement? Is it medical?
Someone enlighten me.
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Mostly a fashion statement. But it does help keep you from sweating all over everything. Where I work currently, if I know I am going to be in some real hot spots (900 plus degrees) I wear some ua or Nike coolmax to keep my clothes from getting drenched.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Are you talking about the elbow sleeve?
If I remember correctly Iverson wore it because of an elbow condition. It took off on the playgrounds and streets and has become a fashion statement now.
I'm fine with the sleeves and other stuff under their jerseys. It's those baggy gauchos they wear that I think look odd.
Last edited by durl; 11-17-2009 at 11:06 AM.
Some of the players originally wore the sleeves becaue of tatoos deemed inappropriate for the league. Don't ask me my sources though, I'm just going off memory.
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Thanks folks. All interesting points indeed.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
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