why do players where those arm sleeves?

[LiquidFire]

are they the new panty hose, where all the superstar wings have to where them or somthing?

whats the deal with them?

[Heat3]

it gives them special powers

[youngcrev]

Iverson started wearing it in the playoffs one year due to an injury he had. I guess he liked it, so he kept wearing it after that, and that's when it really started to catch on.

[Joseph17]

I don't like the arm sleeves either. If I played in the nba, I'd wear a calf sleeve on my left calf. I wouldn't wear any other sleeves, bands, straps, or pads unless I was recovering from an injury.

[Patterns]

Iverson started wearing it in the playoffs one year due to an injury he had. I guess he liked it, so he kept wearing it after that, and that's when it really started to catch on.

I thought it was to hide his tattoos?

[Art Vandelay]

How do you where an arm sleeve?

[ss1986v2]

they are usually some kind of compression sleeve, used mainly by players with existing injuries, or those who have had previous injuries (iverson already being mentioned).

they are supposed to have other benefits, ranging from improving circulation to cutting down on soreness/swelling and recovery time. but im not sure on how effective they are at that. regardless though, they do have some kind of benefit, so why not where them? especially over the grueling 82+ game nba season, with all the nagging injuries/soreness that comes with it.

[Patterns]

It's painful to see the word "wear" being misspelled so badly by two people already.

[FlightNo.23]

I'd be interested in seeing someone wear two arm sleeves. One on each arm.

[Cevap]

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I thought it was to hide his tattoos?

he'd look like a mummy if he tried to do that

[AKBlazerFan]

I thought it was to prevent scratches and stuff. I figured with Iverson cause he is always driving.

IT seriously is nothing more than a fad though, just like in high school imo.

[bigkevatoz]

How do you where an arm sleeve?

[Justina]

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I thought it was to hide his tattoos?

i heard that too, cuz he has an inappropriate tattoo that the league won't allow showing...esp with younger fans watching and all...

[Basti]

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i heard that too, cuz he has an inappropriate tattoo that the league won't allow showing...esp with younger fans watching and all...

lol the league is a joke if that's true... like censorship

[corona]

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i heard that too, cuz he has an inappropriate tattoo that the league won't allow showing...esp with younger fans watching and all...

nope.

he has a bursa sac in his right elbow that always gets hit and needs to be drained occasionally. so he has padding there, and the sleeve to keep it in place. melo's the same on his left arm. not sure whats up with kobe/bron.

[black06eclipse]

AI must either get pissed or feel like the man everytime the league copies one of his styles

[Pats19andO]

Who cares. They look cool.

[NjNeTs1029]

i heard that iverson's was because he had tatoos that the league wanted him to cover up. Everyone else probably just wears them becasue they think it looks good.

[skagen]

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nope.

he has a bursa sac in his right elbow that always gets hit and needs to be drained occasionally. so he has padding there, and the sleeve to keep it in place. melo's the same on his left arm. not sure whats up with kobe/bron.

kobe is wearing it probably to improve the circulation and cut down the swelling on his pinky finger.

[Jules Winnfield]

I remember when Kobe wore those ridiculous leg stockings and then everybody started doing it. hilarious.