Laimbeer was one of the toughest players in sports history. He would always get physical with his opponents and make sure that they would affect the chances at winning a game.
As a result of his physical play, Laimbeer suffered injuries to his nose and face. Bill Laimbeer needed to wear the mask in order to protect himself, but his intense level of play never stopped. Alonzo Mourning was one of the better centers in the NBA during the "era of the center. Alonzo Mourning's time with the mask was a brief one, but putting him on this list is completely necessary. Seeing as Williams only played 18 games, he may not have the talent to defeat Kobe Bryant in a one-on-one match, but, his mask is ten times better than Kobe's.
Brandon Williams never made the Hall of Fame, but, if there was a mask hall of fame, it would not only include Williams' mask, it would likely be named after him. During the NBA season, Zydrunas Ilgauskas was forced to wear a mask because of an injury to his nose. The NBA must have run out of regular masks, so they decided to ask Hannibal Lecter to put a mask together for Ilgauskas to play with.
Although I never had the honor to defend Ilgauskas, I would have been definitely had a harder time defending him that eerily disturbing mask on. Enjoy our content?
Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! While playing for the University of California in , Abdul-Jabbar had his cornea scratched. He would develop corneal erosion syndrome resulting in his eyes beginning to dry out easily. Abdul-Jabbar would score the most points in NBA history 38, and with that, made his goggle trademark as popular as his skyhook shot. He suffered from nearsightedness and has stated that he was legally blind. Even after corrective surgery he continued to wear them to make them cool so that kids that needed to wear them would be inspired to.
He would wear them once again in Game 2 of the NBA Finals after a poor Game 1, which considerably improved his game. Tony Parker suffered an eye injury following a night out in New York. It resulted in shards of glass from a broken bottle entering his eye which he needed surgery on.
As a result of a scratched cornea, he was required to wear protective goggles in the form of some rather fashionable black-rimmed glasses he used when representing France at the Olympic Games. In the NBA season, Stoudemire would suffer both a torn iris following an incident in training. After the torn iris he thought he was blind, until eventually regaining vision and taking one month off the court.
I would watch an entire damn movie about black mask LeBron wreaking havoc on anyone who came across him. LeBron had 31 points on of shooting , including this dunk literally out of a scene from The Dark Knight.
Was LeBron turning into a Monstar right before our eyes? I do feel that the black mask should be reserved for only those that are worthy of it. Maybe the NBA thought so too. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Spanish La Liga View team list. Modified 31 Dec Feature. NBA players wearing masks The main reason why NBA players wear masks is to protect their faces from accidental hits and nudges that could aggravate an existing facial condition. Top 20 strongest players in NBA 2K Edited by Raunak Jaiswal. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes.
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