In today’s game, we see a lot of players wearing arm sleeves and we think it’s for performance purposes. However, originally, it was for health reasons. In January 2001, Iverson wore a shooting sleeve for the first time to combat bursitis. That season, he wore one every single game and averaged 35 points a game and won the MVP award. He then continued to wear a sleeve for the rest of his career. Due to his big influence, kids and fans wanted to be like him and that’s why it’s still so popular and common.