We have heard of NBA careers ending
because of severe injuries, but for the first time do we come across an NBA
star claiming that technology caused a major setback to his career. The
basketball star in question here is Matt Bonner.
Bonner is a forward for San Antonio
Spurs. He has a percentage of 41.4 on three-point shots. But the recent season
saw this figure dropping to a whopping 36.5. Now some may think this was due to
some post injury trauma, or maybe a drop in his playing skills. But Bonner has
another story to tell.
In a recent interview, when inquired
about his season-ending injury of tennis elbow, the NBA star had to say this, “Everybody
is going to find this hilarious, but here’s my theory on how I got it. When the
new iPhone came out it was way bigger than the last one, and I think because I
got that new phone it was a strain to use it, you have to stretch further to
hit the buttons, and I honestly think that’s how I ended up developing it.”
Now as much as this seems like a
sheepish claim at first sight, Bonner had the support of one of the team’s
strength and conditioning coaches. The coach in question here also spoke to
Matt about an injury he developed after excessive gaming on his new iPhone.
Their claim that the larger size of
the new iPhone means more stretching to touch buttons on the screen, may not
sound legit but one has to admit Bonner thinks he is making a pretty convincing
case.
Now Apple may have sold 10 million
of the latest phones in the first week of its launch, but they should look out
for such further complaints. After all we don’t want our favorite NBA stars on
the benches because of the iPhone 6 size, or do we?
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