The Pregame PB&J: How The Comfort Food Became The NBA's Recipe For Success
"If there's a locker room that doesn't have it, I haven't seen it," says ESPN reporter Baxter Holmes, who expands on his recent story, which details professional basketball's obsession with the snack.
It's hardly unusual for athletes, both amateur and professional, to have pregame rituals. But the NBA's peculiar commitment to one grade-school snack goes deep: ESPN Magazine calls the PB&J sandwich the league's "secret addiction."
"In every NBA locker room, you'll see a variety of different foods on the table, but PB&J — if there's a locker room that doesn't have it, I haven't seen it," ESPN reporter Baxter Holmes tells Scott Simon.
In this week's ESPN Magazine, Holmes dug into how a first-grader's lunch ended up as a locker room staple for professional basketballers.
The origin of the sandwich's league-wide residence traces back to a 2007-2008 season Boston Celtics anecdote.
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