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To wear or not to wear tights / Compression gear?

Published

7 years ago

November 6, 2019

If you are an ardent basketball fan, you may be wondering why players wear compression tights under their shorts? There are many different reasons that individual players may wear compression gear. In addition to shorts, you will see players wearing socks, sleeves and even body tight shirts in addition to their uniforms and this common around the Local leagues and even elite leagues like the NBA and Euro League.

Let’s take a look at the benefits provided to basketball players from compression gear.

Higher levels of Oxygen to the Muscles— Because muscles need oxygen for higher performance and compression wear increases the amount of oxygen delivered to the muscles.
Lowers Potential Soreness — Compression wear can help reduce and/or delay muscle soreness after workouts or games
Reduces Muscle Fatigue —Compression wear helps reduce fatigue and soreness, both during and after workouts to increase overall performance
Prevents Strain/ Injury— Because muscles will stay in their correct position, compression gear will reduce the risk of pulls and strains.
Increased Power — Some studies have shown that compression gear can help with increased power and jumping ability.
Wicking — The garment can “wick” sweat away from the body through evaporation, which is beneficial for different reasons including letting the garment last longer, reduces the time it takes for it to become “smelling”, and a general cooling aspect.
Additional protection — Compression gear such as sleeves can provide extra protection against physical contact that occurs during games. These injuries can include scratches, scrapes and bruising.

Perhaps the biggest benefit is faster recovery. Due to increased blood circulation, your body will eliminate substances such as lactic acid that lead to soreness much faster, and in turn reducing your recovery time. You will be able to feel fewer muscles soreness and potential cramps.

As you can see, the overall benefits of compression gear, including tights for basketball players can apply to just about every sport or recreational activity. For you it could be going on a run/jog.

There are other benefits, which can be applied to those of you who may not be professional athletes.

Confidence Booster — Because compression gear is very attractive and can even make you look sleeker, you will feel good AND look good! The feeling of looking good is a huge confidence booster, so you may even get a performance boost. And because you look and feel good, it’s likely you will want to work out and practice more, which of course, will elevate your game. I’ve always had this saying that you can only play as good as you look 😉

So now you have a basic idea as to why players wear compression tights under their shorts, along with the other benefits of compression gear. Now, you may be wondering which gear is going to provide you with the most benefits. Just contact us at Basketball256 eShop and we will assist you in finding the very best gear for your sport or activity!

Cucu Brian

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AFRICA

Congolese Jonathan Kuminga drafted by Golden State Warriors

Published

5 years ago

July 30, 2021

Basketball256

The Hoops dream all over Africa continues to flourish every day. Girls and boys all over Africa can continue to believe that if they put in time, sweat and passion in their craft, in due time it will bear fruit. This is because every other time, one of our very own makes it to the biggest stage. We are continually seeing stars born in Africa, raised in Africa or of African descent make it to the biggest stage. Giannis Antentokoumpo and Pascal Siakam are recently NBA World Champions and last night, 18 year old Congolese sensation Jonathan Kuminga started that journey to greatness by being picked by the Golden State Warriors in 2021 NBA Draft.

Kuminga began playing basketball in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the age of two. In 2016, he moved to the United States to play high school basketball

As a high school sophomore, Kuminga emerged as one of the best recruits in the 2021 class, with most recruiting services ranking him number one in his class by the time he was a junior. On 15 July 2020, he reclassified to the 2020 class and announced that he would bypass college basketball to join the NBA G League Ignite over offers from Texas Tech, Auburn, Duke and Kentucky, among other college programs. At the end of his high school career, he was a consensus five-star recruit and the best small forward in the 2020 class. He was considered the third-best player in his class by Rivals.com and the fourth-best by 247Sports.com and ESPN after reclassifying

By drafting Kuminga at No. 7 and Moses Moody at No. 14, the Warriors focused on the future in the draft. But Kuminga is confident that being around Steph Curry and the Warriors’ championship core will allow him to elevate his game quickly and ahead of his perceived schedule.

“As long as I grow around Steph Curry, Klay [Thompson], Draymond Green, I feel like my game is going to go from the bottom to the top in a couple months,” Kuminga said after he was drafted

“As I get along and get used to them people, because they’re going to always push me, they’re always going to put me in the right situation, and I feel like no matter where we end up, we’re ready to compete and win a championship.”

Kuminga knows he was drafted into an ideal situation where the Warriors won’t ask too much of him right away. That being said, he wants to do whatever he can to help the Warriors hang another banner.

“Golden State is just a team — it’s a good team and just me being selected at Golden State, I feel like it’s the perfect fit for me and I’m really excited to be a part of it,” Kuminga said.

Jonathan Kuminga at first presser as a Golden State Warrior.

“I’m already prepared, because I’m not going to be, I’m not going to be the ‘man’ of the team, but at the end of the day I’m going to be one of the players on the team that’s going to help the team to win.”

The Warriors were surprised to see Kuminga, a player with incredible talent and upside, fall to them at No. 7. They snatched him up without hesitation believing in what he can become. Now, it’s time for the 18-year-old to get to work to reach his lofty potential.