The NBA & iPod Addiction, Nipit in the Bud
Yahoo Sports reports that the NBA has laid the law down to Vince Carter regarding his iPod use during the warmup period before games. According to the NBA, there shall be no iPod usage during that period.
The Toronto Raptors star was informed by the NBA that he no longer can listen to music on his iPod during the 20-minute warmup period before each game. Carter recently started listening to the music on his headphones, a violation of the league’s rules on proper attire.
When the NBA heard about it, the league called the Raptors.
“We informed them that he can no longer do that,” NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said Tuesday.
Carter has said he listens to the music in order to focus before a game.
I’m not really sure of the motives behind the decision, but it might have to do with some type legalese (sponsorship), safety, NBA’s image, who knows? But it looks as if they want to control this behavior before they have half the NBA listening to their own music before the game. I wonder what the penalty is for this offense.