Hamilton suffered a broken nose 3 time and needed surgery to repair it. He wears the mask to prevent another injury. Hamilton said in an interview with IGN Sports: "I continued to wear the face mask for protection. It was not something...
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It's a nose guard so that he doesnt break his nose.
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Especially notable for his performance in the series was Detroit Piston power forward Richard "Rip" Hamilton. While his above-the-rim performance in the series certainly drew the attention of the media, much of the hype landed on the clear plastic protective mask that Hamilton wore because of recent fractures to his nose.
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His nose is an elbow magnet so they put something to stop the attraction
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It's a combination. He's been advised to wear it because of the damage done to his nose with the two prior breaks, another could be cause very serious damage, and it's become part of his gear, like the way LeBron and others always wear head...
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Detroit Pistons: Richard Hamilton wants to play basketball. But to do so , he has to wear a plastic mask to protect his surgically repaired nose. "Who knows? It could be for a couple of minutes and I'll throw it off or maybe it will stay on," Hamilton said in the Detroit News.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Richard Hamilton's clear, plastic mask has become his trademark, as distinct as ... "It's just like a headband now," Hamilton said Wednesday. "I wore it all last year. This year, I wear it because I didn't want to have setbacks because having to have two surgeries last year wasn't cool at all."
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Richard Hamilton: Hamilton has continued to wear a protective mask to prevent future injuries. Rip rode his clear plastic all the way to the 2004 NBA Championship. (Elsa/Getty Images/NBAE);
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