{"id":11896,"date":"2022-04-11T04:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/massagegunadvice.com\/?p=11896"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:47:28","slug":"nba-massage-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/massagegunadvice.com\/nba-massage-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"What Massage Guns Does the NBA Use, and Which Ones Do Players Prefer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What would you call an NBA massage gun? For us, it’s a massage gun that the NBA prefers (yes, there is a deal, more on that in a minute) and which ones the players use daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested? Let’s explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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What Massage Gun Do the NBA Players Use?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Watching many games of the regular season and playoffs, we see players use massage guns not only at the pre-game warm-up but also on the bench during the game. We also follow many players on social media, where they share how they use massagers for their daily recovery routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What more? The top brands sing NBA players as their ambassadors, and we also know that, as we follow these brands simply because it’s a part of our “job” at Massage Gun Advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yes, massage guns are used by NBA players, it’s clear, but this is not all\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Massage Guns and NBA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Word has been going around (probably longer than we can remember) that Hypervolt is the NBA’s darling massage gun. Hyperice, the brand behind the Hypervolt massagers, penetrated the NBA with business in mind before massage guns were even a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about Theragun? They are more in percussion therapy than Hypervolt. So how did Hypervolt get a way into the NBA before Theragun could even put on their shoes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s find out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hypervolt – The Official NBA Massage Gun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start with the Hypervolt. Their incredible journey began way back in 2007 \u2013 approximately ten or so years before massage guns were even a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Katz, a history teacher, and basketball coach, approached a then disgruntled Kobe Bryant with the idea of leg wraps. The wraps were to be an alternative to the \u201cleaky plastic bags\u201d that players used to ice their knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katz designed the wraps to Kobe\u2019s liking \u2013 Kobe had to like them or this whole story would\u2019ve been off. Katz named the wraps Hyperice, after Kobe\u2019s shoes \u2013 Hyperdunk. And that is how Hyperice was started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katz then presented Kobe with his own Hypervolt and in 2020, the NBA announced a partnership with Hyperice<\/a>. There\u2019s now a Hyperice massage gun at every bench<\/a> during games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Hypervolt was loved by a few other NBA stars including Lebron James who took a few more for his friends Camelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dwayne Wade. That\u2019s not all, in February last year, Hyperice announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with the LA Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But that is not where it ends. Hyperice also signed up some best known names as investors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blake Griffin (Brooklyn Nets), Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns) i Russell Westbrook (LA Lakers), Anthony Davis (LA Lakers), Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets), LeBron James (LA Lakers) all participated in Company’s $48 Series A investment round back in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next round, back in 2021, they welcomed Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) and Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) as the new investors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, Memphis Grizzlies’ rising star Ja Morant is the new hot name in the business (pictured right, holding his Hypervolt 2 Pro<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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[Hypervolt] is not just for professional athletes or amateurs, it\u2019s for everyone who is looking for new and better ways to improve their body and mind.<\/p>Boston Celtics Forward-Guard Jayson Tatum<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Therabody Catching Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But Therabody was not going to take Hyperice\u2019s multimillion moves into the NBA lying down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlike Hyperice, Therabody (started as Theragun) was founded by a chiropractor<\/a>, Dr. Jason Wersland, who designed the first massage gun to make his pain go away. He was involved in a motorcycle accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therabody had their own plan to have a bite of the NBA cake. Just like Hyperice, Therabody opted for player sponsorship first \u2013 maybe later they could sponsor the NBA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For now, Therabody has partnered with NBA stars like Paul George, James Harden, Pau Gasol, and Breanna Stewart of the WNBA. NBA’s skills trainer Chris Brickley also became the ambassador for Therabody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also have a partnership deal with the LA Clippers and Duke University where they are…guess what…yes, an official recovery technology partner.<\/p>\n\n\n

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