to support an injury to the elbow or bicep or to keep sweat off their shooting hand
Those are actually called "shooting sleeves" and basketball players wear them to help maintain their shooting form.
The NBA players wear Beats by Dr.Dre
NO
Ray allen!
number 23
no
Kevin derunt does
Ron artest
Jason kidd
Yes
Most commonly gym shorts, higher topped shoes than running shoes for ankle support, t-shirt, jersey, and anything that is medical such as ankle braces, knee braces, face guards, etc. Other players wear shooting sleeves, this originally was done to cover tattoos on the players body that were vulgar and the NBA did not want to be associated with.