What is the purpose?
2007-03-26 04:57:59 · 10 answers · asked by Compton,CA 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
They get their ankles taped up so that if they step wrong or step on someone else's foot the chances of them spraining an ankle is lower than what it would be if they didn't.
2007-03-26 05:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by riddle me this 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrapping their ankles provides extra support for their very expensive ankles. If a player misses one or two games it can cost a team millions. It is a very necesarry pracaution to help protect the player and the team.
2007-03-26 05:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Politically incorrect 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they dont roll their ankles or if they already have or have bad ankles then they tape them for extra strength. By doing this they are less likely to re-roll them.
2007-03-26 05:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by dirk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ankle injuries are very common in basketball and they tape them to prevent them for rolling them
2007-03-26 08:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Rosco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sa that they don't (re) injure their ankles. It's important to be healthy when playing at such a level
2007-03-26 06:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by CXL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To try and avoid braking their ankles.
2007-03-26 06:16:33 · answer #6 · answered by Munch_101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy, to minimise if not prevent ankle injuries. if you try harder, you'll notice that they have other parts of their bodies taped up.
2007-03-26 05:32:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so when Dirk Nowitzki crosses them over they don't break their ankles!
2007-03-26 05:44:33 · answer #8 · answered by #1 Nowitzki, and Duncan fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they don't break their ankles.
2007-03-26 05:36:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they don't re-injure their ankles...
2007-03-26 05:01:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋