SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 17 days agoAtlanta Boy’s High School basketball player shooting a free throw against Tech High School in 1921imagemessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down12
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imageAtlanta Boy’s High School basketball player shooting a free throw against Tech High School in 1921SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoI’m not sure there’s ever been much safety gear in bball. Maybe a tooth guard and a cup, I guess. Actually flak vests seem to be worn sometimes today, and significantly help with blows to the rib cage, evidently.
I’m not sure there’s ever been much safety gear in bball. Maybe a tooth guard and a cup, I guess.
Actually flak vests seem to be worn sometimes today, and significantly help with blows to the rib cage, evidently.
I noticed the kneepads.