Basketball players wear TWO pairs of shorts?

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nitsuj3580

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Originally posted by: hdeck
lol, you are taking this too seriously.

if he's a serious athlete, then this is a serious matter. Have you ever played a couple hours of basketball or went out for a 10+ run just wearing shorts and boxers underneath? You would be one SORE dude if you did.

compression shorts are great, they keep the quads/hammys warm and also keep them stabilized. They are must if you are running around for extended periods of time.
 

iamme

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of all my years playing basketball, i've never seen anyone's "package" when they fell down.

by any chance, are the shorts your wearing this short? :p
 

rh71

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Ice Hockey players wear 2 layers of "pants" and roller hockey players wear 3.
 

Sluggo

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Most often they are known as compression short (as previously mentioned) or sliding shorts (lots of softball players use them). You can easily find them at sporting goods stores, just tell them what you are looking for.
 

Krugger

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Originally posted by: freebee
Yes, i have. But, most shorts, mesh, athletic, reversable, etc. only have the outers. If you notice (for example) if you purchase Laker shorts, there is no option to purchase laker "tights?"....i mean, the people know what i'm talking about...but it doesn't seem to be available. Now do most bb players here just wear generic spandex tights? I wanted something color-coded correctly as well.

uh, i dont know about nba players but in college we just call what we wear spandex. i'm sure you can find them anywhere. i dont know what stores would call them, prolly spandex shorts. and no, you dont see ballers on playgrounds wearin them usually.
-Krugger
 

bbkat

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Carl: Have you heard of the "internet"?
Lenny: What's that?
Carl: Its the inner netting they are putting in shorts.
(later)
Carl: I think I just logged onto my internet.

LMAO
 

BeauJangles

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Originally posted by: nitsuj3580
Originally posted by: hdeck
lol, you are taking this too seriously.

if he's a serious athlete, then this is a serious matter. Have you ever played a couple hours of basketball or went out for a 10+ run just wearing shorts and boxers underneath? You would be one SORE dude if you did.

compression shorts are great, they keep the quads/hammys warm and also keep them stabilized. They are must if you are running around for extended periods of time.

I dunno. I can run 7 miles pretty easy and have never heard of these things...