Richard Hamilton might not ever be adequately appreciated for his NBA career, but he’ll always have the mask. Richard “Rip” Hamilton was a good basketball player, and some — mainly Detroit ...

Reporter, covering a bit of everything. Plenty of NBA players have worn a protective mask during a game. But only one player is synonymous with it: Richard "Rip" Hamilton. He began wearing the ...

Then Rip shows off his new looks for his fans. The "Larry King" mask may be the scariest of the bunch, but the mask Rip wears while singing the opening song to "Cops" looks the best. {Thanks to ...

It’s possible nobody had a sweeter midrange game in the past 20 years, and nobody worked harder to get those midrange shots, than Rip Hamilton ... and of course the mask. Everything.

Booker did note that he had turned to the most prominent mask-wearer in league history for advice. Former Pistons guard Richard "Rip" Hamilton, who began regularly wearing a plastic mask during ...

While most athletes find facemasks uncomfortable and limiting, Richard "Rip" Hamilton ... That’s a serious arsenal of masks, and I’m convinced Hamilton isn’t joking. As for Dempsey ...

“Everything’s licensed with the league,” said Rip Hamilton, who donned his trademark mask during the Pistons’ championship run in 2004. After originally breaking his nose in ...

Hamilton was known for wearing a protective mask since he broke his nose twice in the 2003-04 season and was told to wear it for the remainder of his career less he risk nasal reconstructive surgery.

Dozens of players have worn face masks in the NBA over the years. Rip Hamilton broke his nose in 2003 and wore a face mask for the rest of his career, becoming his signature trademark. Clear masks?

But that attention caused a lot of trouble when people started tweeting “Rip Hamilton” and no one could ... team and for his decision to wear a mask the remainder of his playing career after ...