Showing off their leggings: It's all about fashion, rather than performance

Posted Mar 18, 2018
According to a GQ article, former Carolina star Jerry Stackhouse is credited as one of the first to adopt them full-time to keep his muscles warm and avoid injury. While a few UNC players mentioned the possibility of compression helping with injuries, none were terribly committed to that benefit and athletic trainer Doug Halverson set the record straight. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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