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It could be said that the Brooklyn Nets are one of the biggest surprise packages of the season, with the team currently hovering at the tail end of the East's playoffs picture. It looks like the Nets are going to make an unlikely postseason run this year, and as it turns out, fruit smoothies have played a pivotal part in their success this season.
While it does sound a bit comical on the onset, we're being completely serious here. Pregame fruit smoothies have actually been part of the players' nutritional programs, and apparently, it has worked wonders for the team.
Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated provides a detailed explanation on how this scientifically-backed pre-game routine has helped improve the players' overall physical state during ballgames.
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Cynthia Sass consults the Nets and New York Yankees in sports nutrition, holding master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Sass’s smoothies are customizable for each player, catering to their tastes and different supplemental values. “They try to help us be… flavorly, but to feel good,” says swingman Treveon Graham. The vast majority of players prefer a strawberry and banana base, but the remaining contents can vary drastically, from optional pre workout, protein powder, yogurt and other nutrients. “It gets everybody going before the game, gets everybody loose,” Graham says.
The emphasis on the scientific aspect of sports nutrition has definitely become a norm throughout the league, with teams continuously looking to give their players any sort of edge against the competition. The Brooklyn smoothies appear to be highly successful in this regard, and it might just be the x-factor the team have been missing in past years.
