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  6. article_body => "<p>The mental game often can weigh on an athlete's performance. But what if it has to do with a headband?<\/p>\n<p>Kings guard Buddy Hield missed his first six 3-point attempts&nbsp;during Wednesday's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/kings\/kings-takeaways-what-we-learned-balanced-107-99-win-over-blazers\" target=\"_blank\">107-99 win<\/a> over the Portland Trail Blazers. His initial reaction was this ...<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;F--- the headband. No more headband. F--- that s---. I&#39;ll burn that s--- up next time I see one.&quot; -Buddy Hield after missing his first six 3-pointers while wearing a headband<\/p>&mdash; James Ham (@James_HamNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/James_HamNBCS\/status\/1194504501803307009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Later, after he lost the headband and drilled 2&nbsp;of his next&nbsp;5 threes, he admitted to NBC Sports California's Kayte Christensen-Hunter that it was more of a mental issue.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Talked with Buddy Hield tonight in the locker room and he told me his 1st quarter was nothing but a mental issue. Asked him about his right middle finger he gas taped. Told me he sprained it in practice in Toronto and just keeps reactivating it.<\/p>&mdash; Kayte Christensen-Hunter (@kayte_c) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayte_c\/status\/1194496954291474432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Hield then said it still wasn't an excuse.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buddy also told me the finger is no excuse. Just part of the game. Says it went numb on him. Just have to play through it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OOpFLybNje\">https:\/\/t.co\/OOpFLybNje<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kayte Christensen-Hunter (@kayte_c) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayte_c\/status\/1194497206234972160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Nonetheless, Hield managed to get 20 points by the end of the game. Don't be surprised if you see him without a headband for a while ... or ever.<\/p>\n"
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The mental game often can weigh on an athlete's performance. But what if it has to do with a headband?

Kings guard Buddy Hield missed his first six 3-point attempts during Wednesday's 107-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. His initial reaction was this ...

Later, after he lost the headband and drilled 2 of his next 5 threes, he admitted to NBC Sports California's Kayte Christensen-Hunter that it was more of a mental issue.

Hield then said it still wasn't an excuse.

Nonetheless, Hield managed to get 20 points by the end of the game. Don't be surprised if you see him without a headband for a while ... or ever.