Playing in the National Basketball Association can take a lot out of you. Some athletes try to keep their energy level high by drinking sports beverages like Powerade or Gatorade on the sideline. But a secret NBA players have known for years is that the best way to stay replenished during the middle of a game is chowing down on a delicious turkey sandwich.
10 pictures of NBA players fighting really hard to grab turkey sandwiches
The true secret to NBA success? Delicious turkey sandwiches.
But don’t take it from me: These real, completely unaltered pictures of NBA action will show you just how much players value a healthy, nutritious, and flavorful turkey sandwich. Just look at Al Horford licking his lips thinking about that delicious turkey sandwich!
Turkey sandwiches have everything a player needs to replenish their energy: Lettuce, which is filled with electrolytes. Bread, which is filled with electrolytes. Cheese, which is primarily made out of healthy, replenishing electrolytes. A condiment (mustard or mayonnaise) which is high in folic acid, iron, copper, Vitamins A, B, D, and K, bronze, and of course, refreshing electrolytes. And turkey is just delicious!
Dwight loves turkey sandwiches!
Blake loves turkey sandwiches!
Dwight and Blake both love turkey sandwiches!
You’ll notice the Golden State Warriors are included in many of these pictures. Rumor is Steve Kerr installed a turkey sandwich bar in the team’s locker room last offseason -- right before becoming one of the NBA’s elite teams.
Hey, LeBron -- don’t forget about your McDonald’s sponsorship while chasing down that turkey sandwich!
Pau Gasol may be from Spain, but since being introduced to the turkey sandwich shortly after his arrival to the NBA, he swore off most of his homeland’s delicacies.
Kevin “Love?” More like Kevin “loves eating turkey sandwiches!”
No need to fight, boys -- in the NBA, there are plenty of delicious turkey sandwiches for everybody!
I fully expect my bosses to fire me any minute now!
(Original photos: 1. Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images. 2. Rob Carr, Getty Images. 3. Ronald Martinez, Getty Images. 4. David J. Phillip, Getty Images. 5. Scott Halleran, Getty Images. 6: Kyle Terada, Getty Images. 7: Ken Blaze, USA Today Sports. 8: Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images. 9: Ken Blaze, USA Today Sports. 10: Harry How, Getty Images.)
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