Braces: The goal is not to have no cavities!
As a highly physical contact sport, NBA doesn't have as many buffer facilities as NHL or NFL. In order to prevent players from biting their tongues in fierce impact, braces naturally become a popular protective device. It is true that in the long history of NBA, braces have protected the mouths of countless players, but they have also become a stumbling block to visual appreciation on different occasions. For example, Steven Jackson's yellow braces are disgusting, always giving people the illusion of smoking, while kenyon martin's red and white braces have even triggered the reverie of maw or cannibals.
Of course, to say that braces have become a threatening tool can be traced back to Charles Buckley, a man who likes to spit black braces in and out, but also cooperates with Buckley's action of breathing braces on his face. This is not a good temper. The battle in xiaoyaojin, Zhang Wenyuan made Wu Dong children afraid to cry at night, which is a great strength.
It's not unheard of to change the harness from armor to attack. The story of Heat striker Haslem being punished for throwing braces at the referee in the game is still in sight, which can be called a classic textbook of "turning defense into attack".
Headband:
The head has two major functions: first, let the long hair not block the line of sight in the game; Second, prevent sweat from flowing into the eyes-but in the NBA, headband is not a patent for long-haired men. Countless bald players wear headbands to fight. For them, headband is similar to "cool", "fashion" or "collectivism".
Cliff Robinson's headband is famous. Under his leadership, many players began to try headband. A famous joke is that Cliff Robinson recommended a headband to ben wallace and told Ben that it helps to concentrate. Therefore, everyone can see that Big Ben has quickly become a headband family, and the piston is also the most eye-catching headband gang in the east. Unfortunately, after Big Ben switched to Chicago, he was severely suppressed. Bulls don't allow players to wear headbands, which is considered a violation of the team's dress strategy.
Lebron james is expected to be the spokesman of the new generation headband. He began to play headband at the age of 14, and the knights gradually became the world of headband gangs. It seems that he not only wants to replace the piston from the perspective of dominance, but even his love for the headband has kept pace with the piston quickly.
Mask: Hamilton has no patent.
Hamilton was certainly not the initiator of the mask. The existence of this tool can obviously protect the player's nose and eyes, but the side effects can not be ignored. No matter how excellent the material is, there are obstacles to ventilation and heat dissipation. Teglu, a Turk, once wore a mask because of facial injuries. After a short game, Taigelu threw it away. In his original words, covering your face with this tool is simply unbearable!
However, Hamilton seems to be born a masked man. His nose was injured shortly after the start of the 2003-04 season, and it was injured again in less than half a year. So Hamilton, with the attitude of "once bitten, twice shy", tried the mask carefully made by the famous trainer Jerry mchale and became the chief spokesperson of the Alliance Mask.
Masks have been popular for more than 30 years. Players started wearing masks in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1980s, ranbir, the first demon, extended the meaning of mask to blood and violence. Fortunately, there is only one ranbir on the earth, and Rodman is not wearing a mask.
Is a mask a "tool for making money"? There is only one person in the NBA who believes this: Nets defender Lars Harris in the 2002 playoffs-wearing a mask can burst into extreme fighting power, and his personal shooting percentage in the first three rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs all exceeded 50%.
Goggles: the totem of cobra
Mainland fans like to call Chris Grant "Cobra" Grant and James Worthy "Cobra" Worthy. There is reason to believe that if Charles otero is not very brilliant, mainland fans will still have another "Cobra" otero-these nicknames related to Cobra are all because the owner of the nickname likes to play with goggles.
The role of goggles is obvious. First of all, it can prevent players' eyes from being hurt. Secondly, the frame of the goggles can prevent sweat from flowing into the glasses from top to bottom. However, goggles will never become a popular protective equipment. After all, not many players like to see through the lens, and the permeability of this thing is not as good as expected. In the case of a lot of sweating in the eyes, there may be aerosol on the lens that affects the line of sight. A common scene is that when a teammate or opponent makes a free throw, cobra players will move their goggles to their foreheads just to emit sweat around their eyes.
Most athletes wearing goggles look like swimmers. Only one player can turn goggles into "cool" decorations-Anthony Carr, a big dog with a big waist and a big face. Goggles are more different from ordinary people, more like shooting sports goggles than swimming glasses. Although Karl's popularity is far less than that of james worthy or chris grant, his pioneering role in developing the decorative function of goggles can never be ignored.
Wrist guard: it not only protects the wrist.
Wrist protection? Wrist protection? There is reason to believe this argument. In fact, the angle and amplitude of wrist movement are very large, and the protective effect produced by a small wrist guard is naturally limited. However, wristbands are often the sustenance of players' psychological comfort, and many players with wrist injuries believe that they can move as usual with wristbands.
In ancient China, when many escort agencies traveled, there were banners of "XX Escort Agency" on their vehicles. One is to scare thieves, and the other is to give yourself courage. The actual function of the wristband has the same effect. Players usually like to use personalized wristbands. For example, ben wallace's wristband is printed with the words "no-fly zone". He believes that this will help him to better complete the task of blocking the enemy, and it is also a spiritual slogan to face the war bravely.
Wrist band can protect the player's mind more than wrist. Let's look back. Many players began to wear wristbands when their wrists were injured, but they still refused to take them off after the injury and wore them all their careers. What they pursue is nothing more than the support of faith on the court.
Finger protection: the opposite attitude
Garnett has finger pads. Rodman even fixed two fingers with rubber finger pads during the competition. According to him, this is good for rebounding control. It is not surprising that Iverson also has finger pads. Answer has been seriously injured many times and sprained his finger many times. Matching finger pads will have a certain protective effect.
Even so, the finger protector is still the word of mouth of most players. Many players don't want to wear it even if they are injured. Because of the habit of shooters developed for many years, they feel that there is suddenly a circle on their fingers, which affects the accuracy of aiming at the basket. This theory makes sense.
Hand guard: the fashion brought by the answer
Iverson has many injuries, including the elbow. When the elbow is injured, the hand protector came into being-perhaps even Iverson himself didn't expect that this kind of bandage-like hand protector would quickly become a popular item among fans. Many children without elbow injuries can be seen playing with the hand protector on the concrete floor outdoors.
Idol effect leads to the hot sale of equipment, which is quite in line with the dual interests of groupie thinking and star packaging strategy. Iverson once printed spider webs on handrails, which became a popular trend in the streets. After Iverson moved to the Nuggets, he printed the words of anti-AIDS propaganda on his armguard, which was even more awe-inspiring.
If the fashion of hand guards can only be said to be an extension of the idol effect, then it is even more meaningful for Iverson to print the public service slogan on hand guards, which means that the social role of superstars is playing a role.
Leggings: the emperor's brand
Jordan came out wearing shin guards. His explanation is that leg protectors make him feel safe. It is not surprising that many NBA players rely on some kind of protective equipment, and this situation is not just protection, but a matter of course, and it is a fashion that everyone should pursue.
The source of protective gear to protect the calf is actually very strange. NBA players belong to basketball players, and basketball players don't often face calf injuries like football players. But Jordan's definition is that protecting the calf is conducive to stronger explosive power and better jumping height.
In this way, everything is logical. You know, more or less active players in the NBA are children who grew up watching Joe play when he was a child. "Leg protection", a protective device that should not be paid so much attention on the basketball court, has begun to become a potential fashion in the NBA.
Waist protection: not only the gospel for patients with kidney disease.
Allonzot-Mourning has a pair of special waist protectors, the main purpose of which is to help him adapt to high-intensity confrontation in back in the game after kidney transplantation; In order to protect the fragile kidney, similar equipment also appeared on another kidney transplant man, Sean Eliot.
Aside from the spiritual significance of kidney disease player back in the game, the role of waist protection is far more than just protecting the kidneys. NBA trainers will choose protective gear according to the different physical conditions of different players. This kind of equipment is mostly used to protect players with hidden dangers in the lumbar spine. Larry bird used lumbar protection at the early stage of frequent back injuries, while charles barkley's lumbar intervertebral disc was overwhelmed. After he refused the trainer's request for retirement, he also chose long-term waist protection to ensure the support of the waist.
Just from the player's physical condition, if you need to protect your waist, it often means the existence or hidden existence of major injuries. Players have experienced countless physical contacts and sudden changes in direction in each game, while waist protection ensures that the possibility of recurrence of old injuries is lower, but it is not limited to the gospel of patients with kidney disease.
Stockings: Retro-style armor runs rampant.
Silk stockings were popular in North American basketball in 1970s, and its origin, development, expansion and many other complicated factors could not be traced back. In short, stockings were still popular in the 1980s and did not decline in the 1990s. After the beginning of the new century, they established the immortal status of classic protective gear with the help of retro wave.
Camby said: "I don't wear stockings, which makes me feel like a girl, but I will never deny the tradition that my teammates wear stockings." They think stockings are good for keeping warm and protecting calves and shins. " Similar remarks are definitely not a few reports in the NBA, especially at the moment when it is rumored that the League Office plans to include stockings as the key target of the dress order, the opposition voice rises to the limit, and the first-line players including Wade Kobe show disdain for the love of the League Office.
Silk stockings can really keep warm. The problem is that NBA has never been frozen. In other words, many things brought by stockings belong to the support of spiritual scope. Many players feel that their calves are wrapped in stockings, which will have even more incredible explosive power. This is the secret of the long-lasting stockings (shame, I am also a stocking lover. You don't have to wear stockings all the time after playing for many years, but it is very protective.
This retro hobby has gone beyond the pure "protection" category of NBA, and it is more related to retro fashion and psychological comfort. Except david stern, who doesn't like silk stockings? At least not Van Horne, not Dampier, not Jason Terry. If "Bull's-eye" Van kessel or "Socks" Eliot Perry come back, they will even scoff at the dress code of the League office. ...