An NBA game is usually 48 minutes, and if there is overtime, it will be more than 48 minutes. During this period, players stop strenuous exercise and physical exertion is inevitable. This is a huge physical exertion for sports, so it is very important to replenish water and energy in time. So what water do players usually drink to supplement their expenses?

NBA players usually drink three kinds of water.

The first type: Gatorade

Gatorade is a leading enterprise in the sports beverage industry in the United States, and it has a high reputation in the United States and even the world. Among them, its market share in the United States accounts for more than 80%, which can be described as the "king of sports drinks", and many events are funded by them. For example, the NFL league and NBA league in the United States are the only designated beverage companies in Gatorade.

At present Gatorade is the only designated beverage sponsor in NBA. Players don't have many choices in this respect, so players usually choose Gatorade to replenish water, so we often see players pick up Gatorade when the game is suspended.

Is Gatorade delicious?

Players have the most say in this respect. Although Gatorade, as a giant enterprise of sports drinks, is rich in nutrients to ensure human absorption, many players in the league don't like Gatorade and even show disgust.

Klay thompson is the kind of person who hates Gatorade. After each competition, the sponsor will put a bottle of Gatorade on the table to advertise. If Tang Shen saw such a bottle on the table, he would immediately knock it over or hide it directly to keep him out of his sight. Besides the bad taste, there is another reason why Tang Shen is not the spokesman of Gatorade, which is also an important reason why he pushes Gatorade drinks away again and again.

However, no matter how much players hate Gatorade, they should still drink it during the game. Who let it be the gold owner of the alliance? So ordinary players will choose to drink Gatorade. After all, it's free and they can drink as much as they want.

In addition to drinking, Gatorade can also be used to celebrate success.

When the Celtics won the championship in 2008, Pierce carried a big bucket of red Gatorade and drenched it on the river. Lao Li was very excited. Pierce hasn't finished this vat of Gatorade yet. If it's not for celebration, it has to be thrown away. Fortunately, I want to celebrate the joy of winning the championship.

The second type: drinks endorsed by players.

What if a player really doesn't like Gatorade?

Although Gatorade is a sponsor of NBA, players will feel bored if they really don't like it or drink too much. After all, every player's body is tired of drinking the same drink every day and wants to change his taste. At this time, we have to find another way. If players have endorsement drinks, then they can't drink Gatorade during the game. Big-name stars like James, Harden and Thompson all have their own endorsement drinks. Harden and Thompson are spokespersons of BodyArmor, a sports beverage company in which Kobe shares. They usually drink their own endorsements, so it is impossible to drink Gatorade directly.

Since Gatorade is a beverage sponsor of the league, players can drink their own endorsement drinks during the game, won't Gatorade make wedding dresses for others?

Not every player has a drink endorsement. As long as the big-name stars have beverage endorsements and the beverage merchants are not stupid, the beverage merchants of ordinary players are basically dismissive, and investing in them is definitely losing money. However, if you invest in big-name stars, it will be different. The influence of big-name stars is basically not comparable to that of ordinary players. They can drink the drinks they endorse in the competition, just change the bottles into Gatorade bottles or tear off the labels of advertisements. As for the drinks inside, they just need to change their favorite taste. James used to drink his own endorsement drink in the heat period, and he had to tear off the label on the bottle before each drink.

As for players who don't have an endorsement drink contract, they can only drink Gatorade.

The third kind: drinks prepared by nutritionists.

The big-name stars in NBA pay great attention to their health. They spend millions of dollars every year to support their health and provide me with specialized nutritionists to make scientific and healthy recipes. Even if they drink water during the competition, nutritionists will make suitable drinks for them according to their physical condition before the competition.

For example, when the Suns played this year, the camera gave Paul a drink, only to see that there was no brand name on the package, but it said "Chris's confidential drink". This must be prepared by Paul's nutritionist.

It is reported that in the movie "Slam Dunk in the Air", Jordan also has the label "Michael's secret stuff" on the beverage bottle in the competition. Paul's action should be a tribute to Jordan.

Paul's teammate Booker also has his own "mystery drink". In this year's finals G 1, the camera was given to Booker on the sidelines when the game was suspended. I saw my name on Booker's drink bottle, too. This must be a drink prepared by a nutritionist for Booker.

NBA players mainly drink the above three kinds of drinks, Gatorade, drinks endorsed by themselves and drinks prepared by nutritionists.

Of course, there is also a health drink. Wiggins has excellent physical talent and handed over good data in the game, but what the fans found was that he didn't try his best. In some competitions, he didn't even sweat, and his desire to win was not high. Called "Brother Lycium" by fans. Fans thought Wiggins 18 years old quietly played healthy basketball, so this picture was presented. Of course, this is purely a spoof by netizens.