why basketball players wear tights
Spandex is spreading throughout the NBA, as several players have taken to wearing full-length tights underneath their shorts during games this season. James, who recently gave up his tights, suspects that some of his fellow stars are trying to make a fashion statement. Of course they are, James said. Not James, of course. Like the other players who wear them, James insists he wore the tights to help prevent injuries. Mine were work-related, James said.