10. Kevin Garnett eats a PB &J before every game
Ben Gordon once brought a PB & J to the Bobcats locker room and Tyrus Thomas gave him flack for it, but I bet Thomas wouldn't even try making fun of KG. Garnett even got the whole Celtics team into his ritual while he was a player there and it seems like it did wonders for them in his inaugural 2008 year.
9. Mike Bibby and his nail clippers
Mike Bibby used to bite and chew his nails when he would go to the bench as a Sacramento King, and he would never stop the habit. That is until someone from the Kings' staff (I'm guessing a person with above average intellect) handed Bibby a nail clipper because it was kind of nasty watching Bibby just biting away. Bibby has now clipped his nails hygienically ever since.
After Bibby, we now have Shaw doing the opposite. The new Nuggets coach admitted to never clipping his nails on game days during his career, because his fingertips would feel "weird". Not a really crazy superstition but its one that he expressly lived by nonetheless.
7. Caron Butler used to drink a 2 liter bottle of Mountain Dew before and during games.
Butler literally used to drink half his 2 liter bottle before a game, and he would drink the rest at halftime. Considering that that's very unhealthy (and it could make your penis smaller), the Washington Wizards banned him from doing this while he was on the team. I would too if my player was doing the Dew.
Jerry West used to drive to the Forum on game days and he would take the exact same streets each time no matter what. It's very interesting to hear that even West, who we now know as a very calm, normal man was very superstitious in his heyday.
5. Darrell Armstrong drank a coffee with 7 packets of sugar before each game
Armstrong isn't in the league any more, but I'm sure he could've stayed a bit longer with that kind of persistence with coffee. He also ate two pieces of candy at halftime of each game. I feel like he should've kept this ritual before the infamous 1996 dunk contest where he simply laid it up.
Ray Allen, before each game, takes a 90-minute nap at 11:30 in the morning, has chicken and white rice for lunch at 2:30, shaves his head and steps on to the court at precisely 4:30, and then practices shooting for three hours. EVERY GAME DAY. That's actual OCD, I really hope Ray Allen sees a doctor about the issue. Or maybe not, I mean he's perfectly fine being a 2-time champion and record holder of most 3 point field goals over a career, I guess.
Rajon Rondo takes the last shower exactly 45 minutes before tipoff, and he must have some really dry skin. How is it possible to take that many showers in one day, let alone hot ones. I think the most I've ever topped out at is 4. Apparently he takes that many showers, because he does his best thinking in the water (Alright Merman Rondo). I honestly want to know how long each shower is because that could be up to an hour per day of just simply showering.
Jason Terry is an absolute freak for doing this. He has so many connections around the league that he gets the opposing teams' shorts before each game (if they have updated logos on their shorts) and he wears the shorts the night before he plays them. He also played with Mike Bibby at Arizona so I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree in the college sense as well.
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