Why does Steve Nash

[Warren2ThaG]

Always lick his fingers? Pretty much when dribbling up the court or at the FT line... Doesn't everybody touch the ball with their sweaty hands? I'd rather see him lick ice cream.

[Make It Naaaashty]

He doesnt care, it gets him better grip of the ball whether he's going to pass or shoot the ball by licking his hands. He'll do whatever to win.

[Guru]

Yeah, its pretty nasty.

[Poe]

I have the same habit. Sometimes your hands feel soft on the ball and it feels almost slippery in a way. Licking your fingers makes your hands feel a bit stickier thus you get a better grip. It's kind of like when you're wearing old shoes on a court that's a bit dusty and you need to scrape the bottom of them to help keep them from sliding.

[Cobb]

Yeah, its pretty nasty.

[Real Deal]

The weird part isn't just licking his fingers (and I've seen players do it before), but he does it after he brushes his sweat-drenched hair back with them.

 

Watch a Nash free throw. He will brush his hair back behind his ears, lick his fingers...then practice his shooting form twice. Then he gets licks his fingers one more time, and shoots the free throw.

[moeroadkill]

gotta stick with the routine

i dont lick my fingers i usually get the sweat from my head if the ball is a bit slippery

[Legacy]

It's hella nasty. Hands are dirty. It's as bad as when players take out their mouth pieces and put it in their arm pads. Too sweaty, haha.

[Tyler81]

Yeah, that is one of the less nasty things compared to what some of the others do. He doesn't always lick his fingers though, sometimes he just uses that sweat

[Poe]

Well we all know how durable Nash is and he hasn't gotten sick from doing it, so there is obviously nothing wrong with it.

[Tyler81]

Lol yeah, he is basically a machine

[xx.]

Same thing when people lick their fingers before counting their money or something, I dont get that shiit.