At what point did everyone start wearing knee pads and arm sleeves?

[theoneneo]

:biggums:

These guys out here looking like a bunch of crippled players and shit. It's like everyone is wearing two black knee pads, with an arm sleeve or two arm sleeves :lol

[KBaller33]

AI

[aj1987]

:biggums:

These guys out here looking like a bunch of crippled players and shit. It's like everyone is wearing two black knee pads, with an arm sleeve or two arm sleeves :lol
If it prevents injuries and keeps the players on the floor, why not?

Also, have you been hiding under a rock for the past ~15 years?

[theoneneo]

If it prevents injuries and keeps the players on the floor, why not?

Also, have you been hiding under a rock for the past ~15 years?

It was not like this 15 years ago lol, not even 5 I would say.

[ArbitraryWater]

Lmfao yea it annoys me tbh... Looks shitty.

[aj1987]

It was not like this 15 years ago lol, not even 5 I would say.
Not everyone was wearing them, but players WERE wearing them. As I said, if it helps prevent injuries, why not?

[Demitri98]

Lmfao yea it annoys me tbh... Looks shitty.
So you'd rather the players look good on TV than them stay healthy?

[LoneyROY7]

Because it looks sexy.

[sundizz]

http://www.allsportstalk.net/wp-content/uploads/kareem-520.jpg

[AboutBuckets]

Magic always rocked the volleyball kneepads

http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/images/Magic%20Johnson%20Player.jpg

[theoneneo]

Lmfao yea it annoys me tbh... Looks shitty.

They all look like created players in 2k

[KrizMiz]

arm sleeves = iverson

[Hey Yo]

Dwight looks like a complete idiot wearing dual arm sleeves.