![NBA Cobwebs on Twitter: ""You're seeing more masks around the league and college basketball than ever before. I feel I made it alright to wear it." --Richard Hamilton He's right, of course. NBA Cobwebs on Twitter: ""You're seeing more masks around the league and college basketball than ever before. I feel I made it alright to wear it." --Richard Hamilton He's right, of course.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETPoqZQXkAAeI3M.jpg)
NBA Cobwebs on Twitter: ""You're seeing more masks around the league and college basketball than ever before. I feel I made it alright to wear it." --Richard Hamilton He's right, of course.
![SportsCenter on Twitter: "17 years ago today, Rip Hamilton donned his legendary face mask for the first time. Has anyone in the NBA worn it better since? https://t.co/SBJ68MnKw4" / Twitter SportsCenter on Twitter: "17 years ago today, Rip Hamilton donned his legendary face mask for the first time. Has anyone in the NBA worn it better since? https://t.co/SBJ68MnKw4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwH5P4JXMAcuSW6.jpg)
SportsCenter on Twitter: "17 years ago today, Rip Hamilton donned his legendary face mask for the first time. Has anyone in the NBA worn it better since? https://t.co/SBJ68MnKw4" / Twitter
![NBA on ESPN on Twitter: "15 years ago today, Rip Hamilton wore a mask for the first time. He would go on to wear one the rest of his career. https://t.co/RxRogaWQeL" / NBA on ESPN on Twitter: "15 years ago today, Rip Hamilton wore a mask for the first time. He would go on to wear one the rest of his career. https://t.co/RxRogaWQeL" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1UTer-WoAUh-1D.jpg)
NBA on ESPN on Twitter: "15 years ago today, Rip Hamilton wore a mask for the first time. He would go on to wear one the rest of his career. https://t.co/RxRogaWQeL" /
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