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Basketball players wear sleeves on the arm they shoot with so it stays warm. In addition it is an extension of the wrist sweat bands from the old days, keeping the sweat from running down their arm and onto their shooting hand. Keeping their shooting hand dry is important for feel on the ball when passing, dribbling and shooting.
It's a shooting sleeve, a lot of players wear them.
Fun Fact: Ray Allen (Boston Celtics) wears a shooting sleeve on one arm during the regular season and a sleeve on both arms in the playoffs.
He wears an armband so that sweat dripping from his shoulder and upper arm doesn't get on his hand and make it slipery.
Kobe Wears that sleeve to keep his shooting arm warm helps to keep your arms form getting sore are tense.
1) Manly for looking good
2) Some say it helps the guiding of the ball
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What brand shooting sleeve does rajon rondo wear?
Im pretty sure its either a mcdavid arm sleeve or a nike arm sleeve
What is the hole in your clothing you put your arm through called?
That hole is called a sleeve. It allows you to put your arm through and comfortably wear the garment.
Does Dwight Howard wear arm sleeve?
Yes for all his NBA games.
Does Justin Bieber have a full arm tattoo?
He has a sleeve tattoo on his left arm, but a half sleeve on this right arm
Some basketball players wear a full length arm elastic support what is it called?
it is called a "sleeve" its to keep sweat off your shooting arm
What arm do you wear a basketball sleeve on?
Really doesn't matter which arm you put your shooting sleeve on, although some basketball players like to put it on their right hand if they are right-handed, or thier left if they are left-handed. Try it with both and see.
Why does ellsbury wear one long sleeve on his glove hand?
I'm guessing it's to keep his arm warm
Why does Derek Jeter wear one sleeve long and the other short?
professional baseball players wear the sleeve to keep their throwing arm warm so it doesn't take as much throws to warm-up their arms.
Is arm sleeve safe to wear during exercising?
Yes, an arm sleeve is safe to use while exercising. The important thing is to make sure that the sleeve will not catch on anything, and possible cause injury that way. Always make sure to tie your hair back, and tuck in clothing when working out on exercise machines.
What is the difference between full sleeve and half sleeve tattoos?
Tattoos can be applied to one's arm in full sleeve or half sleeve applications. The main difference between full sleeve tattoos and half sleeve tattoos is how much tattoo covers the arm.
Why does ray Allen wear a shooting sleeve?
ray wears a shooter sleeve to stop defenders from scratching his arm after Rip Hamilton did so several times in the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals
Does manny ramirez wear a arm sleeve on his left arm?
Ya. I think that's what it is. They are very popular right now. I got a baseball one at www.customsportssleeves.com. Hope this helps!
