Hassan Whiteside recently said, “I don’t sleep that much anyway...” Could his disappearing at times in some games be a case of sleep deprivation?
An infographic shows top athletes such as Roger Federer, Ursain Bolt and LeBron James get an average of 10-12 hours of sleep per day.
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The NBA schedule allows little time for players to give their bodies time to recover from the grueling physicality of games as the season wears their bodies down. Tennis pros and track stars can be in one place for a few days, but the NBA road trips allow little time for sleep to work its magic.