Saw the players practicing on the news and they were all wearing gloves. Anyone know why they wear them and what they help with?
Someone asked about it the other day and I posted this:
The gloves make it harder to dribble because you can't feel with your fingertips. Then when you go back to no gloves, it feels way easier to dribble. Like
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There's also things like heavy basketballs and basketballs with no grip you can buy for similar results. TBH they're all kind of gimmicky, but I do think it helps a bit and it DEFINITELY helps you mentally. Imagine the confidence you're gonna have if you can go full-court wearing a pair of freakin' gloves when the regular game comes around?
It's like running in combat boots, then going back to track shoes. It feels way easier to take long strides after being weighed down.