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Coming from someone who doesn't watch any basketball, are there many incidents involving shoes coming off or becoming loose? Is the safety argument real?
by kingosticks 8y ago
Coming from someone who doesn't watch any basketball, are there many incidents involving shoes coming off or becoming loose? Is the safety argument real?
- vinay427 8y agoThis is addressed somewhat in the article: > Players, for example, will tell you that after about a half hour on the court, their feet will swell, sometimes up to a half size. This changes their comfort level significantly. So they have a choice: either play with their shoes too loose for 30 minutes or tighten them enough to be painful by halftime. Not with an adjustable shoe.
- PakG1 8y agoWhy not just retie the shoelaces at halftime?
- tempestn 8y agoThey probably do, but they're already painful by then.
- kingosticks 8y agoSo the safety argument isn't real then. It's a comfort argument.
- jkaplowitz 8y agoMisadjusted shoes can cause injury, whether too loose or too tight. It's a safety issue.