Why do NBA players wear arm sleeves?

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[@IndianCODPlayingNerd]

what’s funny is Ray Allen used two arm sleeves because Rip Hamilton had long fingernails and would cut him

[@gastly123]

Lol I’m like rip Hamilton

[@msytuser]

That's why he's RIP hamilton

[@taannmann]

what's funny is westbrook also uses 2 arm sleeves and he cant shoot

[@KiJu04]

Haha that was so funny man

[@RT-qz5ci]

@@msytuser nickname given to him as a baby. I like your joke too though 😂👍

[@100kSUBSNOVIDEOS.-]

If you ever feel useless remember Ben Simmon's arm sleeve

[@zaeee_4x736]

Wow 😂😂😂

[@imaradishman]

*lmao*

[@Renzo-XIII]

Passing sleeve

[@geegee2874]

Russell Westbrook

[@Papi_21]

Let the man rest.

[@Viercuhh]

"it improves your shooting" Russ with 2: 💀💀💀

[@methusaelperez8826]

Lol

[@Slinky007]

Steoh with 0

[@Doralyn88]

@@Slinky007 not every good shooter needs one

[@V28tbh]

@@Slinky007 Steph has a full arm sleeve wdym?

[@KoahK]

@@V28tbh bro steph hardly ever wore an arm sleeve until this year

[@therippstixx]

That Kobe footage is insane.

[@shuaybkhan4188]

I mean if I wear a sleeve I can feel the nice comfort

[@jacobl1012]

@Katrin l Po

[@matas147852369]

@Katrin pp

[@ZLedgends-dbl]

@Katrin I report you

[@Spaghettineck]

What a simple yet nice comment

[@emanuel8574]

Duh it helps you shoot everyone who knows the game knows this

[@chriso.8346]

Not the same case on westbrook that wear it in both arms 😂

[@jaydenrayas6629]

all buddy do is hit bricks his new name is russell westbrick

[@juanjguerra93]

Or Jae crowder. That dude be looking like he got in a car accident and got a cast from head to toe 🤣

[@iyaapa6735]

maybe he should take it off, his arm's too warm 🥵

[@aryanvenkata3047]

@@juanjguerra93 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shoncarter5685]

Some people wear it for on the bench who tf wanna be rubbing against another sweaty arm

[@darinarun8343]

Bro he said, “he kept woring it” 😂

[@ZiggyShotThat]

😂😂😂😂

[@jacobshandymantreeservicel2522]

Caught it too

[@whoelsebutgod]

I wore a padded sleeve for a long time. My elbow was shot from falling on it, the padding helped for sure.

[@ataytaygaraev4298]

0:28 "improves shooting" and shows Westbrook 🤣

[@vince1845]

better shooter than you'll ever be 🤷‍♂️

[@ataytaygaraev4298]

@@vince1845 Still better than Westbrick

[@mazzb305]

Facts. Instant debunk 😂😂

[@shezadm6300]

yea but still could have improved Westbrook's shooting somewhat.. by the way, the vides on the playlist on my channel just might change someone's life!

[@fredbanda5494]

Set him up 🤣

[@souless3555]

Thanks I started wearing a arm sleeve and now my performance in bed has gone up 9999% 😁

[@stevemeters3090]

Imagine if you wore it for practice....

[@salmanshahid924]

Hold up what 😐😐😐🤨🤣🤣🤣

[@sulaymanalrowhani35]

@@stevemeters3090 yoooo ik what u tryna say

[@slimshadie6991]

😳

[@stevemeters3090]

@@sulaymanalrowhani35 my guy. that's exactly it, lol.

[@Tunez341]

Shooting sleeves also prevent sweat on your arms from getting on your hands. Sweaty hands is a no no for shooting

[@Jbird3576]

“Which improves your shooting” Cuts to Russel Westbrook

[@Reiding14]

Rest In peace Kb 😔

[@DuragDaboll]

@@ipeeinpublicpools543 and you’ve never experienced love from another human being that’s why you’re life is dedicated to being a troll account on the internet 😂 must suck man

[@lattboij7008]

​@@ipeeinpublicpools543 yea bud u need to go...💀

[@kinge9387]

@@ipeeinpublicpools543 i feel sorry for you

[@markoste3043]

​@@lattboij7008Wat happened!?

[@Uno222A]

Why do you bring this up in the most random situations?

[@thelonglostbackyardigan9999]

“ he ONE mvp” lol

[@jimbalaya7002]

He kept woreing it

[@kmartinquadeuce]

Lol not TWO many guys were able to able to guard him that year

[@ipeeinpublicpools543]

HediedLOL

[@JimboCruntz]

“It improves your shooting” Westbrook: I’ll wear them all please.

[@GoatMatthews]

😂😂😂 give me 6

[@2KHunter]

TURN TO GOD BEFORE ITS TO LATE

[@fazebob6655]

Rare footage of Kobe on court on a KZbin short. Long live the King

[@eezzyyyplays]

Really shook shaqs hand while looking away from him at the same time 😂😂

[@jgonz1178]

Bros a savage

[@PPRGUN09]

right? lmao the disrespect

[@clawzx1195]

@@PPRGUN09 dude prolly scared of him 🤣

[@TruthSpeaker4]

Anxiety

[@Hot33333333]

A.I made it cool. Everybody followed

[@raffylusingit8837]

Exactly

[@michaelknight9963]

Thank you I swear niggas forget A.I started the shit

[@IzzyCooks]

Don’t say “it improves your shooting” while having a Westbrook clip play in the background😭

[@matthewyt727]

"why do you wear armsleeves" Me:they look cool on me

[@bluewj6638]

I was always taught to look at someone when shaking hands, that handshake with shaq got me shook lol

[@des3930]

Dude disrespected a legend and has no idea

[@brianthewolf1]

For real I’d be livid if someone did that to me

[@Born2Toke]

Literally I replayed it because I was so bothered😂

[@Baseball77kid]

The only comment that matters

[@doublethink0079]

He did the exact opposite of whatever he was trying to prove. Smh

[@elmagneficogaming6574]

I wear Arm sleeves for very simple reason it's so when you're diving for the ball you don't get cuts on your arms

[@dannyvue6595]

It also feels tighter so it gives your arm more of a spring when you shoot

[@thesteezefactor99]

I wear an arm sleeve at work because I get periodic tennis elbow from loading and unloading heavy product. Saves me so much pain and tbh, looks kinda cool too 😂

[@swishy_bluez]

It’s really more of an accessory than a performance enhancer

[@Rblock777]

maybe to "wannabes"

[@jordanrodriguez6412]

No its a performance enhancer that non hooper use as an accessory and it helps them pretend be a hoopers lol

[@mg7651]

Some wear it so their arms don’t get scratched by other players

[@Bob-fj7lr]

Elbow tendonitis

[@moneymakinmitch8130]

it’s to intimidate the opponent cuz when you see somebody with a sleeve your tend to think they gotta be nice

[@aznnp77]

My boss said it was to cover tattoos. I never looked it up. I always thought it was to protect your arms when you get hacked going to the basket. Guess I was really wrong about that one.

[@unitedairco.5140]

It’s like how dancers/ballerinas wear those leggings

[@RyfryeThePom]

“And one MVP that year”

[@blck.tentation6574]

Won*

[@evildevil3335]

Man really spelt “won” like “one” lol

[@ۥۦۥ]

I use those arm “sleeves” too, theyre great, usually you feel something when you stretch and pull your arm a lot but that resolves the feeling

[@yungboi5719]

i thought they wore arm sleeves to protect themselves from scratches and sliding on the floor when they fall so it’d be smooth instead of a dry skid mark kinda like how they use headbands to prevent sweat from getting into their eyes

[@somethingsisee]

It's a compression sleeve, it keeps all the little bits and pieces in the joint together!

[@wiimatt4044]

no

[@daniell5740]

That’s what we call skin

[@wiimatt4044]

@@daniell5740 facts

[@abhirgokhale7608]

Improves shooting, no wonder Ben Simmons wears them too 😂💀

[@WRLDOfSad]

Thought you were gonna say : why do NBA players walk like that? ☠️

[@SwankySebastian]

“He *one* MVP that year”

[@jasbeer718]

Ima start wearing that bro

[@SSC_Toasty]

Or it’s just for drip

[@HusseinAli-hi2no]

Are we not gonna talk about that Kobe fadeaway…. Bro was unreal.

[@Givenchy-_-Dior]

Compression clothing for sports in general helps, it helps keep the joints together to go along with everything you stated....amazing for football

[@yesseneldewak1793]

I thought it was just in case your arm gets sore during a game

[@ericfulton5638]

I thought nba commissioner ban order to cover over tattooed who had i mean bad names of tattoo

[@bertrandcassin1519]

for me it's to avoid arm injuries, and not to damage the tattoos

[@Yashiro205]

True

[@KurkOBang]

That what Allen iverson originally invented the arm sleeve for

[@lukeham4503]

Thanks for the Kobe clips 💜💛

[@lakersworld2125]

I like the ray Allen explanation he wore them because guys tend to not cut their nails and will cut him when trying to swipe the ball away

[@Marco-jg8vn]

Is this why Westbrook wears two arm sleeves?

[@Yashiro205]

Makes sense why Westbrook is playing so trash right now

[@leonardvillalobos353]

@@Yashiro205 I think you need to lay off the social media and look at the actual reports. Man didn’t do bad at all. Just people showing his fuck ups more than his highlights

[@Yashiro205]

@@leonardvillalobos353 bro did you even watch the Lakers this season they play like trash tf is wrong with you💀💀💀💀

[@sparshpandey1450]

@@leonardvillalobos353 lol he was terrible this season

[@exeterra4825]

@@leonardvillalobos353 He had the worst season since his rookie season. The fuck you talkin about

[@supernintendo7579]

that handshake was FEMININE to say the least. 😆 🤣

[@jonathanballesteros9413]

Not firm whatsoever

[@user-zb8tq5pr4x]

Was that the point? I thought it was about literally turning his head the other way... You have to look the person in the eye when shaqing their hand

[@user-qp9cd4uz9k]

Improve shooting with arm sleeves? Stephen Curry says it’s only a gimick 😂

[@hofgarland.]

“Improves your shooting” Russell Westbrook gotta wear 50 of these

[@ea9373]

That shot A.I. made was pure art!!

[@bowserbeast5123]

wearing one of these increases all attributes by 10

[@stephcurry5612]

I like how he said improve shooting and had Westbrook

[@jamessivao3553]

AI been scoring that much points. He change the GAME for us who grew up watching him.

[@mintmartini100]

“Hide an ugly tattoo” bro just called out like 90% of all nba players ☠️

[@iamanidiotbut9616]

Let's be real guys.... We only wear sleeves because they look cool😂

[@ipeeinpublicpools543]

So does a decapitated head next to a burning helicopter

[@sirkarson33]

IM SHOCKED THAT RUSS MADE THAT 3 WE NEED PRIME RUSS AGAIN

[@sirk3824]

i usually wear accessories bc i like the look of them and bc i never knew what they were really meant for😭😭

[@billlabufanda1620]

Rip Kobe Gigi and everyone else on the helicopter may they all Rest In Peace gone to soon prayers for their families and everyone who knew them

[@The1OnlyCove]

And leggings just look cool

[@stickzify2096]

Its not leggings it’s compression shorts💀

[@The1OnlyCove]

@@stickzify2096 it holds you *coughs* in place 💀

[@ethanfisher3645]

Actually is science behind this, they’re called compression garments, increased blood flow, and also helps reduce any potential bruises etc

[@Sueghandis]

Breaking news: footage surfaces of Russ making a shot

[@vladmakarov7971]

Allen iverson wore it to cover gang affiliated tattoos and then people just thought it looked cool so it took off from there

[@nothingoranything3890]

"it improves ur shooting" Westbrick with two of them : 👁️👄👁️ Yes

[@daabbot]

As someone who has chronic elbow pain, I can say that if you need to use that arm in limited pain. Arm sleeves or keniso tape are your friend.

[@ipeeinpublicpools543]

Hurts less than a helicopter crash

[@zaycraig2452]

Looking at Carmelo in the back with an arm sleeve:👁️👄👁️

[@JwubzYT]

Russel westbrook might have to wear a couple hundred of em to make a shot #westbrick

[@Bruhhhhh56]

“Increases circulation, and improves blood flow” hmmmmmm 😂😂😂

[@eddiehan1586]

My arm sleeves are to protect handprints when people are hacking me when I am going for a layup😂

[@TheRyan20323220]

Bro said Allen iverson continued woring 😂

[@ulassezer6903]

nah they wearin only to look cool

[@MrMeMyselfandI]

Iverson wore them to his bruises cos he’d get beat up in the paint during the era he played (compression also adds blood to the area so they’d heal faster)

[@calebheney302]

The og sleeves were copperfits that would actually help relieve soreness and inflammation. Iykyk

[@envixity6903]

Ah yes, pressure on the arms increases blood circulation

[@user-zd8dp2re8k]

ballhoggin all game hurtin

[@slimeyladude]

I also heard from players that the arm sleeve is something to keep shooters in routine of their jumper. The fact you can feel something on your arm can keep you in rememberance of your jumper

[@cameronlamb1869]

Sleeve keeping the arm warm for managing an elbow overuse injury was why I wore one

[@linoramos9337]

For sweat, prevents cuts, and also reduces bumps and bruises as you go down after hard contact.

[@Jwardhooper22]

I wore a sleeve on college for a couple games, its felt hella good. Keeps your arm ready to shoot.

[@fatherbank]

Everybody: Listening to Omar Me: how the hell did Westbrook make a three?

[@delinquent3574]

There should be an anime where arm sleeves are the equivalent of swords

[@vp100]

It really does help, I wore leg compression pants during XC races and it helped numb the pain.

[@alexe3332]

Everything you said was on point but the real reason why, is that it improves muscle memory when shooting. Also, the sleeve straightens the arm which reduces soreness.

[@kingspiffy_6mg520]

As a hooper everything you said was on point 🔥🔥

[@Zaki-AR]

Russ wears 2 and still can shoot 💀 😭 😂

[@adithyareddy4749]

This is like the best sports KZbin channel ever

[@adithyareddy4749]

I watch this every day

[@1awesome180]

Man said he "one" the game

[@z9_2k11]

No way in lord that Westbrook hit that 3

[@kamarinesmith5082]

Allen iverson is really the Soulja boy of the league wit swag

[@marcoarzola8864]

Nah Westbrook made a shot😨😳

[@kea-go1yi]

rare clip of russel westbrook making a shot

[@yeahwodoisoxoriixid]

Carmelo I’m the back with the arm sleeve😂😂😂

[@celticswinningthechip3458]

“One mvp”. I can’t even shits got me ☠️

[@pohorex6834]

I honestly where it to keep everything in place so I can better stay in form, and am less likely to throw something out. Idk it just feels like it helps that way

[@sneezygibz6403]

Increase circulation and reduces soreness 🤔 this is giving me ideas for woody.

[@ProLumba]

the fact that the guy that’s who’s guarding allen iverson also has an arm sleeve

[@pabl0sauced0]

Dwight Howard said he wore them bc dudes would scratch tf out of his arms when going for rebounds. Jokic should take note, dudes arms are always scratched tf up

[@lenardgarcia4514]

Improves shooting *starts to pop Russel Westbrick

[@Newnewrom]

That’s like how runners wear leg sleeves

[@FadeawayJay-tv5vn]

Westbrick, oh I’m sorry Westbrook definitely needs one of those 😂😂😂

[@IceCream-ey2kg]

I am a softball pitcher and I wear a sleeve too. People asked me why I wore one and I've always been unable to explain why. It just feels secure and nicer. So yeah I agree 💯 with this vid

[@551223]

There is no, “they believe it provides more compression” it does lmao

[@Vinny_Da_Steeler_Fan]

The second curry sees this: “ imma wear *2 SLEEVES* “