Cipes: Behind The Scenes With Carlos Maples
Special thanks to ClubLakers contributing writer Rick Cipes for this latest piece, featured in ESPN The Magazine.
Los Angeles Laker employee Carlos Maples has seen a lot in his 21 seasons with the team. Starting as a ball boy at the age of 13, Maples graduated to assistant equipment manager eleven years ago. And while he does deal with towels, don’t you dare call him the towel boy.
NO RECYCLING:
CM: We go through at least 250 towels a game. We use a brand new towel for every player for every timeout. So if a towel touches a player’s hand, that’s it, it’s done.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T:
CM: I have this thing with rookies . . .
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