Under every socially distanced player seat in the gyms in the NBA bubble is one of the newest pieces of league technology -- and it has Kobe Bryant's fingerprints on it.
Last month, the NBA announced a partnership with Hyperice, a recovery technology company based in Orange County, California, that provides all players their own percussion therapy device called the Hypervolt Pro.
These massage guns, which have become popular with pro athletes over the past several years, allow players to treat muscles while resting on the bench during the game. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, for example, was using one on his ankle during his team's overtime win over the LA Clippers on Sunday.