nba players will don a mask usually once they injure their nose and do so to protect it from further injuries. kobe bryant would be the first to rock the black mask and would set forth a legendary odyssey of the black mask in the nba. During the 2014 season, the nba briefly banned black masks, citing raised safety concerns due to obstructed vision, and would make players opt for a clear facemask. in 2018, the nba reversed the ban on black face masks, with the league determining that black masks did not present a safety risk on the court. While these players have joined in on the story of the black mask in the nba one could only wonder who is next in the saga #nbabasketball #kobebryant #lebronjames #kyrieirving11 #jamorant #jaylenbrown #embiid