How to be a dominant basketball player

How to Dominate the Game of Basketball

What does it mean to be a dominant basketball player? It means being a player who truly leaves an impact on the game! 

Use this mentality and these methods to dominate the game and improve your skills!

(Shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, defense, moving without the ball on offense, playing in transition)

Focus on developing your fundamentals! Practice, practice, practice your skills. These skills are the ABC’s of basketball. Develop your shooting, dribbling, passing, defense, rebounding, etc.. The more skills you develop, you can use them to DOMINATE situations on the court by having the skill level to succeed.

Some players are exceptional at one skill, we call them specialist. They focus on that skill and that is the way they DOMINATE THE GAME. Other players are versatile and excel at multiple skills.  These are the DOMINANT players that can take over games because they effect the game in multiple ways at the same time!

Work Smart and Hard! 

“REPETITION is key!” The more you dribble the ball, the better you will get! The more you practice on your shot, the better shooter you will become! Practice until you become dominant at the skills that you want to add to your game!

It’s important to realize that we must practice efficiently. When we have practice or training, we should work on the skills that we need to become the dominant player. That is how we can evolve into the player that we see within our minds. We need a training system so that we are making the most of our time and energy!

When working on a skill, focus on form and function. Then, we must ask ourselves: what is the proper way to perform this skill? How is this skill used in the game? It’s imperative take the skill and break it down into smaller parts. 

Breaking the game down to small pieces allows us to fine tune the details of our game that we are never taught or that we forget about.

Take shooting for example. We can break a shot down into 2 parts: your lower body and your upper body. Your lower body (feet, legs and core) is responsible for balance, jumping, and generating power to get the ball to the basket. Your upper body (hands, arms and shoulders) is responsible for your touch and your accuracy, and help you guide the ball to the basket.  You must break down these components and understand how they both effect your shot in different ways. Then you put them together and you become a better shooter! We must break down every skill in this way if we wish to get to the roots of what we need to fix in our game!

Play Your Position or Don’t 

As your skills begin to take shape, so will your identity as a basketball player. Some of your skills may be better than others! You may be better at driving to the basket than shooting or vice versa or you may be known for your ability to get every rebound. We tend to want to do the things that we do well more than the things that we don’t.

As our stronger skills start to emerge, we can determine our basketball position. As the game constantly changes, so do the roles of the position of its players. The traditional basketball player positions are:

1- Point guard

2- Shooting guard

3- Small forward

4- Power forward

5- Center  

Each position has a certain role to fulfill on the court, so positions are based on players’ abilities to perform a certain task.   

Point guards for example do a lot of dribbling and passing, so to play this position, a player needs to be strong at these two skills. However, in recent years the game has evolved as point guards have begun to develop more shooting and scoring skills.

Positions in basketball can be useful when orchestrating good team play. But, as a basketball player DO NOT LET YOUR POSITION DEFINE YOU AS A PLAYER! This can be dangerous because you want to constantly be evolving and improving your skill. Don’t get caught in the thought that, “I’m just a shooting guard, I don’t need to improve my dribbling or rebounding.”

Basketball does not simply mean we have to jump the highest or run the fastest. Although we certainly want to have a monster vertical leap and to run the court like an Olympic sprinter, basketball athleticism is learning to use your body in ways that maximize your basketball skill!

To develop true athleticism for hoops, we can’t only focus on power and explosion. We must also develop our balance, core strength, acceleration (speeding up), deceleration (slowing down), lateral movement, footwork, conditioning, flexibility etc.

Our athleticism is the ingredient that we mix with our skill to enhance our game. As we learn to strengthen our lower and upper body and we get stronger, we can do things like shooting the ball from the three-point line with proper form!

Footwork, Footwork, Footwork

As our balance improves, every one of our basketball skills will improve because we will have more stability as we make any move on the court! We will be better on defense because we will be more balanced in our defensive stance.  

The foundation of our balance is our feet. Every move that we make on the basketball court starts with engaging our feet.  

The perfect marriage between skill and athleticism is footwork. The more we understand how to control our feet, we can control the rest of your body. We want our feet to move as efficiently as possible. This will allow us to move our body on angles where we will be able to gain advantages on our opponent.  

Often we find that slower, less athletic players with superior footwork are able to beat faster players with inferior footwork. The slow player with better footwork is able to out maneuver the fast player on offense and defense. 

Basketball is a dance, learning footwork is like learning the dance steps! As our basketball athleticism improves, we are able to “Dance to the rhythm of the game.”

Understand the game! Learn the rules, Learn the objectives of the game! Learn the history of the game! Learn the language of the game! Learn the form of the game! 

There are rules and boundaries that the game is meant to be played within.  We must learn these “lines” so that we can find use our individual skills within the context of the game. When you learn the game, certain things become obvious; you don’t want to dribble out of bounds, you want to make shots (in the other team’s basket preferably), you want to pass the ball to the players on your team.

As our knowledge progresses, we begin to learn how the game operates.  We learn when certain situations will present themselves in the game. When should we shoot? When should we pass? When is a good time to try to steal the ball on defense? All of these questions are great questions, but they all have more than one correct answer! The more we learn the game the more we understand the different answers to these questions!

Time, Score, and Possession

A big part of our basketball IQ is understanding time, score, and possession. This will answer the questions from above. We should always be aware of how much time is on the clock, the score of the game, and what we want to accomplish on each possession. As we keep these things in mind when we make decisions on the court, we become “smarter” basketball players. As we understand time, score, and possession, we will have a better understanding of when we should use certain skills and when we shouldn’t.  

Learn to use your SKILLS AND BASKETBALL IQ within the context of the game. For example, learn the skill learn proper shooting form and techniques. Learn how being in better shape and being a better athlete can give you the strength you need to be a good shooter! Then use your BASKETBALL IQ to look for great shots on the court!

As you begin to elevate your basketball IQ, the speed of the game will seem to slow down. The next play will begin to reveal itself to you and you will develop the basketball instincts to react accordingly.

The secret ingredient to being DOMINANT is overcoming your fears that may arise in your basketball experience! Remember that fear can be overcome by finding strength within yourself and making one courageous play. Hustle Hard! Shoot big shots even in the face of defeat. Be a relentless defender even when you are tired. Work when no one is watching!

When we say fear, we are not taking about standing across from your opponent trembling and terrified. Fear can creep in your mind in more subtle ways. We may be afraid to make a mistake, and because of that are hesitant to trust our skills. After missing three shots you may become “gun shy”, and when it’s time to shoot the next shot you may be afraid that if you miss the fourth shot your coach may put you on the bench.  

We must not be discouraged by coaches who communicate poorly. We can’t be discouraged by hostile teammates, crowds or environments. If we allow these things to affect our mentality in a negative way, it will be nearly impossible to dominate the game!

Be A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E

Be proactive on the court! When you have decided to make a move, make it bold and aggressive. After all we are looking to leave our impact on the game. As we shoot, defend, attack the basket, rebound, etc., we have to do these things as though we intend to dominate the game with our play. 

Play as though you belong. Own your physical space. Use your athleticism to carve out real estate on the court and aggressively protect that space.  If we are dribbling and attacking the basket, we have to protect the ball aggressively with our body. You have to attack the basket boldly with the mentality that you won’t be stopped!  

If you are on defense, defend aggressively! Remember it’s your job to prevent the offense from scoring. You have to defend in a way that you can dominate the offensive player. Highly skilled and athletic players can do this without fouling.

In conclusion, to become the most dominant version of yourself as a basketball player we must remember the four keys:

1. Develop your basketball skill
2. Develop your basketball athleticism
3. Develop your basketball IQ
4. Play with courage over fear

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How to Dominate as a Center in Basketball (Tips and Tricks)

The center, who is often referred to as the “five,” is one of the most important basketball positions on the team.

A dominant center can completely change the identity of a team’s offense and defense.

Often the player deemed "the center" is the tallest player on the team, and they usually spend a lot of time around the key on the defensive end of the floor.

Offensively, most of the center’s points will come right around the basket, although it's becoming more common for them to step outside and hit midrange and three-point shots.

Many youth players watch the slam dunks of Shaquille O’Neal or the blocked shots of Dwight Howard and want to mimic the play of famous big men...

But few actually have the characteristics necessary to be a great center.

So, what traits does the “five” man need to dominate?

Even though we believe positionless basketball can be a great offensive concept and that multiple players should be able to play multiple positions on the court...

The saying “size matters” still exists for a reason.

The center is typically the tallest player on the team, and therefore is typically responsible for getting high percentage layups and post finishes on the offensive end and guarding the other team’s tallest player on the defensive end.

This isn’t to say a smaller center can’t be effective... but it’s much more difficult.

The team's center also usually has elite strength to compliment that height.

A player who is expected to battle for every rebound, score regularly in the post, and guard the biggest player on the other team will have to be strong in order to be successful.

A lot of teams have players that are tall or strong, but it is far more rare for a player to combine those physical attributes with the willingness to use them.

A great center needs to provide an inside presence on both ends of the court, and size alone is not enough to create that presence.

They must also be willing to play physical with the biggest and strongest players on the other team on every trip down the court.

The tallest player on the team is never going to be the quickest, but a dominant center does still need to be an athletic player who can run the floor and contribute on every possession.

Mobility is a trait that often separates a good center from a great one, primarily because it is so rare among players who are naturally so much larger physically than other players on the court.

Any coach would be glad to have a player who is tall, strong, and willing to play physical...

But if that player is also athletic enough to create shots for himself on the offensive end and block shots on the defensive end, then he will be a truly dominant center.

5. Conditioning

Dominant centers are a nightmare for opposing coaches, and one way they typically try to minimize that player’s impact is by creating tempo offensively and forcing him to run the floor.

Most centers are not built for that type of game, but a dominant one will also be in good enough shape to play a lot of minutes.

After all, even if you are the best player on the court, your impact is not nearly as high as it could be if you are only able to play half of the game.

A center who is in great physical shape will also be in great shape to become a dominant player.

A player with size, strength, and athleticism has the potential to become a great center...

But how should he be putting those characteristics to use?

If you have a player with the size and physicality to be a true center, he needs to be the best rebounder on both ends of the court.

It does not take a basketball genius to realize that the tallest player is the closest to the rim, and therefore the closest to a lot of rebounding opportunities.

A center who controls the glass can be the most valuable member of a basketball team.

More rebounds equals more shots, and more shots equals more points.

So a dominant center who attacks the glass on both ends can completely dictate the game.

As the biggest player on the court, the center needs to provide a presence in the lane for the offense.

This means he must be able to fight for post position, and then be able to execute a variety of different moves to score on the block.

Depending on the level of play, it can be common for centers to be thrust into their role simply because of size, but a dominant center needs to be skilled enough to make efficient moves and finish with touch around the rim.

A great center can completely change your team’s entire defense, primarily because opponents will be much less willing to attack the hoop.

A high level high school center or above may be expected to play above the rim and block shots, but a center at any level can still be a “rim protector” if he is able to be a help defender that discourages the offense to drive.

This is where the height, strength, and physicality mentioned above become necessities for a dominant center, as a smaller player simply does not provide that physical presence.

Naturally, the biggest players typically match up with one another, meaning your center has to be able to guard the biggest player on the other team.

Again, height, strength, and physicality of course play a factor in this responsibility.

Players of any size can get rebounds or score in the post occasionally, but not everyone can physically take on the challenge of defending a center.

If your center has the mobility and conditioning mentioned above as well, then he will have the advantage in this matchup.

If a player is a truly dominant center who is capable of scoring in a variety of ways, then he probably will not be guarded by only one player very often.

Some teams may elect to send double teams or traps to force the center to get rid of the ball, and when that happens, he must be able to distribute to open teammates.

A dominant center scores in the lane often enough to draw additional defenders, and then takes advantage by dumping passes off to the other post player, hitting an open cutter, or kicking out for an open 3-point shot.

Now that we’ve covered what characteristics can make for a great center and what role the center should be playing on the court, how can a player build himself into a great big man?

At some point, most coaches have seen a physically imposing center who provides a presence, but his only chance to score is an easy drop step layup or open putback at the rim.

However, a great center needs to have a number of different post moves that they can execute with their back to the basket.

True post players have become fewer and further between in this era of basketball.

In fact, most teams don’t play with a true center at all...

So a big, tall player who probably isn’t as quick as most others or as comfortable on the perimeter needs to have multiple ways to score inside in order to be established as part of an offense.

A dominant center should have a go-to move, a very reliable secondary move, and then also be able to add counters to those moves.

A dominant defensive center is typically a shot blocker.

But simply being tall will not automatically mean that a player will be spiking every opponent’s shot off the backboard.

Blocking shots - and just playing good post defense in general - requires toughness, anticipation, and coordination.

Playing 1-on-1 against an offensive player on the block will help a center develop those skills, and getting a number of repetitions in a row will help build the necessary conditioning as well.

The most common way that an opposing coach will try to limit the effectiveness of a dominant center is by forcing him to score at the free throw line instead of giving up open post moves.

It has proven to be incredibly effective in some situations, especially against big men who are far below average free throw shooters.

After all, “Hack-A-Shaq” is still one of the most commonly used phrases in defensive basketball strategy many years after it was implemented.

A great center needs to be able to step up to the free throw line and knock down shots at a high rate so that he can not be taken advantage of by opposing teams.

Free throw shooting becomes even more important in late game situations, and if the center is your best player, you want to be able to leave them in the game during crunch time.

But if they can’t be trusted to make free throws, then you probably won’t want them on the court in those big moments.

As mentioned above, the time of true centers has largely come and gone in today’s basketball world.

It has become much more common to see different varieties of “small-ball” or positionless basketball, especially at higher levels.

Therefore, a center will only make himself more valuable if he is also able to at least provide a threat to shoot a jump shot.

Long range shooting isn’t necessary for centers, and it is extremely rare for the center to be considered a knock down shooter.

But even the willingness to shoot from 10-15 feet can add an entirely different dimension that can be very difficult for most opposing centers to defend.

If a center can step out and be a threat from 3-point range, too, then he has the potential to become unstoppable.

While shooting and other ball skills can be a great addition to a center’s game, they will never be truly necessary or expected to play the position.

Strength is absolutely essential to the success of a big man who aims to control the paint.

Spend time weight training to get your body to a point where it can physically take on the responsibility and toll of playing center.

A center can be a focal point of a team offense and a team defense if they have the size and physicality to provide a real presence on both ends of the court.

However, the center can completely change the game if they also have the skills and athleticism to control the rebounding battle, score in the paint, and block shots.

Though the position has become less and less common in recent years, a truly dominant center who has the ability to impact the game as an offensive threat and also a defensive stopper will make your team a matchup nightmare for opposing coaches.

where to study, salary, pros and cons

Author: Professional Guide

Updated by October 15, 2022

Basketball player is a professional basketball player. Such a team game is popular, first of all, in the USA. In Russia, it is somewhat inferior to football and hockey, but still quite in demand. By the way, the ProfGid career guidance center has recently developed an accurate career guidance test that will tell you which professions suit you, give an opinion about your personality type and intelligence.

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Brief description: who is a basketball player?

The basic rules of the game of basketball are usually known to everyone: two teams enter the field, the one that scores more points wins. Points are given for hitting the ball into a basket hanging at a height of 3.05 meters from the floor. The number of points that is counted for each hit depends on the distance from which the throw was made. In the process of moving around the field, players must dribble the ball, beating it off the floor, and not hold it in their hands.

Features of the profession

A professional sports career requires a lot of energy, effort, time and dedication. A basketball player must always be in good shape, his salary and popularity largely depend on the performance of his performance on the field, and he must work closely with other team members. The main duties of a basketball player are as follows:

• Daily attendance at training.
• Compliance with the regime of the day and nutrition.
• Participation in matches.
• Participation in non-match events of the club.
• Regular medical examination, following the recommendations of the doctor and trainer.

A basketball player must be prepared for the fact that he will periodically have to change the clubs he plays for, participate in international competitions from his country, and even during the match, cooperate with different groups of players (frequent substitutions are very common in this game).

Pros and cons of the basketball profession

Pros

1. Prestigious profession with a decent salary.
2. Opportunity to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
3. Opportunity to travel, communicate with representatives of different countries and peoples.
4. The joy of victories and the support of the fans.

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Cons

1. The need for talent or extensive experience to gain recognition and sign expensive contracts.
2. Negative emotions from defeats.
3. Occupational diseases (herniated disc, knee problems, Schlatter's disease).
4. Age restrictions on career length.

Important Personal Qualities

In order to successfully fill the position of a basketball player and succeed in this field, an athlete must be in very good physical shape, he must not have serious chronic diseases, he needs excellent endurance, concentration, speed of movement and reactions, perfect coordination. Most often, very tall athletes become successful basketball players. Analytical thinking, the ability to follow the strategy developed by the coach, make decisions quickly, and work together with the rest of the team will also not interfere.

Basketball training

Russian universities and colleges do not offer basketball training as such. You can learn how to play basketball in sports schools, and then improve your skills in basketball clubs. In parallel, you can get a sports education (including to successfully work as a coach after completing a career in big-time sports). In this context, the specialty "Physical Education" in colleges (code 49.02.01) or the same name in universities (code 49.03.01). A certificate is sufficient for admission to a secondary school, in addition to it, the results of the Unified State Examination in the Russian language, biology and physics are required for admission to the university.

Courses

Stremlenie Basketball Club

It is necessary to think about where to get the profession of a basketball player, if you have the appropriate inclinations, from childhood. Therefore, most basketball schools offer training for children and teenagers. One of these schools is the Stremlenie basketball club, where individual and team trainings are held. Members of the club also take part in competitions.

The best universities for basketball players

1. MSPU
2. RGSU
3. MGOU
4. RGUFKSMiT
5. RGUFK them. P.F. Lesgafta
6. RSPU im. A.I. Herzen

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Place of work

Basketball players play for basketball clubs, national teams. At the end of their careers, they work as coaches (both in adult clubs and in children's sports schools).

Salary of a basketball player

The level of income of such an athlete directly depends on his talent, experience, professionalism and fame. The more useful a basketball player can bring to the club, the higher the salary will be offered to him.

Basketball player salary for October 2022

Salary information provided by hh. ru portal.

Russia 100000-250000₽

Career growth

Building a career for a professional athlete is about improving your skills and getting more and more lucrative offers from clubs. With age, it may also involve a change from activity to coaching.

Professional knowledge

1. Human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.
2. History of physical culture.
3. Psychology of physical culture.
4. Management of physical culture and sports.
5. Biomechanics of motor activity.
6. Rules of the game of basketball.
7. Team strategies when playing basketball.

Famous basketball players

1. Michael Jordan, one of the Chicago Bulls' most popular players, was on the club's winning streak six times in the NBA.
2. Shaquille O'Neal, recognized as one of the best players in the history of the NBA, also known for releasing rap albums and starring in several films.
3. Clyde Drexler, one of the best basketball players in the NBA, Olympian with 20,000 points in his entire career.

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Examples of companies with vacancies for a basketball player

20 legendary accessories that changed basketball - Lantern - Blogs

Once upon a time, basketball players looked like this.

But since then, everything has changed: additional accessories began to break into the game more and more actively, not only giving their owners a unique look, but also in a sense changing basketball itself. 20 legendary fashion attributes on the basketball court - in the Lantern blog.

Trends can be absolutely polar: ideas about basketball fashion sometimes developed in diametrically opposite directions, so that it turned out that someone stood out and someone did not.

Accessory No. 1. Wilt Chamberlain's Armband

Chamberlain was one of the major dudes in the history of the league and the first to introduce this accessory into circulation. On Wilt, she looked so organic that no one even got attached to him about this. Characteristically, the center wore a bandage on his head in the last five years of his career - the same ones that he spent in Los Angeles. And this is an indirect reason to believe that it was more of an attribute of style than something else.

Accessory No. 2. Donald Watts headband

For Donald Watts, the headband was not a fashion item, but a necessity: his head was sweating so much that sweat often got into his eyes, making life on the court as difficult as possible for him. At first, Watts wrapped tape around his skull (it was not very pleasant to tear it off later), then he saw what Wilt Chamberlain was doing - this is how a strip appeared on Slick's head, which was remembered much more than his game. Unlike Wilt, the Seattle player did not escape attention: on the one hand, coach Bill Russell pressed Watts to stay true to style, as he noticed that this was due to the level of his game, on the other hand, everyone else, for whom Watts and his bandage became the object of constant ridicule.

She didn't smell very good either: Watts didn't have time to wash the bandage, and he didn't have another one.

Accessory No. 3. Bill Walton Headband

The main NBA hippie created a unique image for himself - a huge head of hair, a beard, knee pads and, of course, multi-colored headbands that helped to restrain the main object of his pride and rebelliousness. It is unlikely that a person like Bill Walton could influence at least someone, but his uniqueness was emphasized, among other things, by additional elements of the wardrobe.

Accessory No. 4. Cliff Robinson Headband

Watts finalized headbands as a possible attribute of a professional basketball player, but for many it was more of a comical accessory: and for a long period of 80-90s, he went out of fashion radars. In 1989, Cliff Robinson entered the league and did the unthinkable, revolutionizing the perception of an element previously associated with tennis. To do this, he had to go through a lot: swearing from the stands against Robinson was mainly related to an attribute of equipment that was unusual for many, and his appearance became much more discussed than his actions on the site. But at some point, everything changed: headbands ceased to be an attribute of freaks and finally became fashionable - to such an extent that they became closely associated with hip-hop and other things.

Most recently, Ben Wallace defended his right to wear a bandage on his head in a confrontation with Scott Skiles: the coach initially forbade the players to walk in this form and fined the center, but then he also gave up.

Rondo was hit on the head not by anyone, but personally by David Stern - for wearing a bandage so that the emblem of the league turned upside down and thus stung the aesthetic taste of the commission agent and showed disrespect for the NBA.

Accessory #5: LeBron James Headband

The LeBron James headband has become legendary before our very eyes. Until two months ago, the Heat forward was one of the many players in today's NBA who prefers to cover their foreheads with a bandage, but Game 6 of the final series changed that perception forever. In the fourth quarter, LeBron lost the accessory and did not put it on again - after losing the armband, he managed to give out a key segment in the match, cover Duncan, hit 4 times out of 5, score one of the decisive "three-pointers" and make a turning point in the game. That match should have been a “Ray Allen throw match,” but it became a “LeBron James headband match”: a sweeping change that merited close scrutiny, spawned hundreds of memes and other humorous gags, inspired a song, and many questions about whether or not to wear it. in the 7th match.

The opposite story happened with socks at that time.

The NBA of the 70s and 80s is the league of long socks. Julius Irwin, George Gervin, Wilt Chamberlain, Earl Monroe, they all set a style that was prevalent.

Now everything has changed. Long socks are out of fashion for a long time, and their owners look exceptional, attracting additional attention to themselves.

Jason Terry.

Derrick Rose.

Mike Miller with his five socks at once.

Kyle Korver.

More recently, Nick Van Excel.

Accessory No. 6. Pete Maravich socks

Pete Maravich, however, managed to stand out even here. The Pistol changed only a few pairs of socks throughout his career and wore everything in such a bizarre way. As only he could.

At the same time, you need to understand that fashion has not always played a decisive role in determining an accessory.

Accessory No. 7. George Mikan's glasses

From childhood, everyone bullied Mikan: he already wore glasses at school and was the object of ridicule. When the kid started playing sports - football, hockey, then baseball - the ridicule only intensified. George went to basketball, but was immediately refused: even his height was not seen as such a disadvantage (then more slender comrades played basketball), the coach immediately told him that it was better not to go to the basketball court with such binoculars.

Maikan at some point got tired of trying to convince everyone and gave up the sport. He went to university intending to get a degree in law, but there he met a coach who was not embarrassed by the sight of his glasses, and in addition taught him how to use his size in such a way as to become the first dominant player in the history of basketball. Especially no one knows that the first dominant player wore glasses with an elastic band.

Accessory No. 8 Kurt Rambis glasses

Rambis has the opposite situation. Two things are known about him: firstly, he wore glasses that formed an inimitable ensemble with his mustache, and secondly, Kevin McHale flunked him. Actually, thanks to this (repulsive, unpretentious appearance and the ability to bring anyone to white heat), he got his nickname "Superman".

Rambis also endured humiliation since childhood: he was beaten by points in all the sports he tried to play. Finally, his parents got fed up with it and bought him a pair of unbreakable goggles, the later version of which was fine after that flight that Kurt McHale arranged.

Accessory No. 9. Horace Grant's Goggles

Grant's Goggles are an important part of his career. Once he played for Chicago - he hated Jordan, was friends with Pippen, demanded a different attitude towards himself, but did not always receive it. And what about goggles? Horace did not wear them in those days. But at some point during the 90/91 season, one of Phil Jackson's assistants drew attention to the fact that Grant inexplicably began to drop the percentage of hits from the average: and this was exactly the skill that the striker actually claimed for a more active role in the bulls' attack. Then Grant was forced to play goggles, which were essentially goggles. Despite the fact that the percentage returned to its usual level, he got used to them for a very long time and at first he still tried to get rid of the uncomfortable thing.

A few years later everything changed. Grant escaped from Chicago, and goggles became not only an integral attribute of his image, but also marked a revolution - he made them part of the uniform and chose the appropriate color scheme. In parallel, he underwent an operation to correct his vision, but he no longer parted with the attribute that defines his image.

Harvey Grant's Goggles

Horace's twin brother also picked up the contagious fashion.

All other accessories that have firmly entered basketball and turned into fashion attributes initially appeared by accident and were associated with injuries.

Some have passed without leaving a special mark on history.

Hakim Olajuwon's Goggles

Olajuwon wore goggles for a limited time at the beginning of 91 years. In January, with an accidental elbow, Bill Cartwright (all of his elbows were completely accidental) broke the Rockets center's eye socket. And Hakim, returning a month later, wore goggles for insurance. In fact, he'd tried to play with goggles before that, but he didn't feel comfortable wearing them.

GOGGLZ Roy Tarpley

GOGGLZ John Sally

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injuries, stayed with the players forever and made them even more memorable.