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In a League of Flying Elbows, the Use of Mouth Guards Has Soared
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:58 am
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:58 am
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By joining the growing faction of N.B.A. players who choose to wear a mouth guard in games, a player is forced to confront a certain small issue: Where do you keep the thing when you’re on the bench?
Mason Plumlee of the Nets tucks his mouthpiece inside one of his socks, which he acknowledged is “not the most sanitary place in the world.” Rajon Rondo of the Dallas Mavericks has been observed spitting his straight down through the collar of his jersey — though where it lands, exactly, has remained something of a mystery. Cole Aldrich of the Knicks often takes the curved, wet plastic and hooks it around one of his ears.
“Some guys put it in their spandex, and some guys put it in their sock, but I think that’s gross,” said Aldrich, who looked surprised when it was suggested that some might consider his method comparably disgusting. “I shampoo my hair every every day, so I think my head is pretty clean.”
Such concerns barely existed a generation ago, when the mention of mouth guards mostly evoked images of football players. Players who used them in the N.B.A. were few and far between. But during the past decade, the mouth guards have undergone sleek design improvements, and research during that time has increasingly shown that the benefits of wearing one may go beyond simply shielding one’s teeth.
By joining the growing faction of N.B.A. players who choose to wear a mouth guard in games, a player is forced to confront a certain small issue: Where do you keep the thing when you’re on the bench?
Mason Plumlee of the Nets tucks his mouthpiece inside one of his socks, which he acknowledged is “not the most sanitary place in the world.” Rajon Rondo of the Dallas Mavericks has been observed spitting his straight down through the collar of his jersey — though where it lands, exactly, has remained something of a mystery. Cole Aldrich of the Knicks often takes the curved, wet plastic and hooks it around one of his ears.
“Some guys put it in their spandex, and some guys put it in their sock, but I think that’s gross,” said Aldrich, who looked surprised when it was suggested that some might consider his method comparably disgusting. “I shampoo my hair every every day, so I think my head is pretty clean.”
Such concerns barely existed a generation ago, when the mention of mouth guards mostly evoked images of football players. Players who used them in the N.B.A. were few and far between. But during the past decade, the mouth guards have undergone sleek design improvements, and research during that time has increasingly shown that the benefits of wearing one may go beyond simply shielding one’s teeth.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 11:01 am to RedRifle
Relevant: Aldrich actually got a tooth knocked out in college
Posted on 2/10/15 at 11:04 am to RedRifle
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a player is forced to confront a certain small issue: Where do you keep the thing when you’re on the bench?
man, hope the league looks into this for the players. i hope they find a place for them to put their mouth pieces without jeopardizing the sanitary standards.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 11:12 am to RedRifle
I'd put mine in a gatorade cup under my chair.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 11:19 am to RedRifle
I wouldn't wear one. I have testicles.
They're kept in my wife's purse.
They're kept in my wife's purse.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 11:39 am to RedRifle
When I played my senior year in HS(not that long ago) I just always kept it in my mouth. Then I got mad and threw it one game.
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