NYT: Napping on Game Day Is Prevalent Among N.B.A. Players

The New York Times talks about the benefits of napping, the sleep routines of several NBA players, and interviews the Trailblazer's sleep doctor.
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"Everyone in the league office knows not to call players at 3 p.m.," said Adam Silver, the league’s deputy commissioner. "It’s the player nap."
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Some N.B.A. teams have received an education in the art of napping from Dr. Charles Czeisler, the director of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the sleep medicine division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Czeisler, known in the N.B.A. as the sleep doctor, has consulted with the Boston Celtics, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves about the virtues of receiving enough sleep. Napping was a significant piece of the tutorial.
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Another article about the sleep doctor, for those who missed it the first time around

The Blazers were ahead of the curve on this one:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/01/snoozing_to_stop_losing.html

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by Corvid on Mar 7, 2011 1:13 PM PST reply actions

A nap for myself sounds good about now.

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by T Darkstar on Mar 7, 2011 1:21 PM PST reply actions

Our employers need to buy into this.

I could use a nap right now.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Mar 7, 2011 1:26 PM PST reply actions

If you can incorporate it into your day (so not that easy on many 9 to 5 jobs), multi-phasic sleep is generally regarded as easily achievable and no worse than your regular sleep schedule by a number of researchers and self-experimenters

Trying to get your main “mid-night” sleep down to ca. 6 hours by holding one or two 20 minute “siestas” during the day? Completely sustainable even over longer periods. Down to 2-3 hours? Possible, but I wouldn’t recommend it over longer periods though I know people who did it for a year. And on that the adjustment period definitely will make you feel like a zombie ;)

by Norsktroll on Mar 7, 2011 2:22 PM PST reply actions

Not a bad idea

Considering the sometimes hectic schedules of pro athletes, and doubly considering that Stern and the Stooges seem to annually punish the Blazers schedule-wise, it makes sense that players would be on crazy sleep schedules and have a need for a well-earned nap.

"Hey! If the moon were made of ribs, wouldja eat it? I know I would!"

by cubs0505 on Mar 7, 2011 3:18 PM PST reply actions