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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Did the fact that you had a plastic whistle in your mouth change the results? I almost think this 'get the whistle out of your mouth during a jumpball' thing is a holdover from the days of metal whistles (and peas). A metal whistle would likely chip a tooth if you were hit... not sure I would see chipped tooth from a plastic whistle... perhaps but would it really have more to do with the elbow rather than anything to do with the whistle?
I still spit mine out but wonder why everytime I do it.
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Also during a jump ball, wear a cup for the rare (but all too often) low, swinging hand.
It only happened once, ...so far.