Out here in the real world, moments that warrant a man-on-man hug come few and far between. However, if you’re a professional sports player, butt slaps and warm embraces are par for the course. Win or lose, our sports heroes are routinely faced with an emotional roller coaster that would put your girlfriend’s menstrual cycles to shame.
When high fives and back slaps just won’t do, even the manliest sports stars need a hug. While most of these hugs are nothing worth writing home about, the occasional photo snap catches a supremely awkward moment of tenderness between two men.
The most awkward sports hugs of all time are as follows:
Ricky Henderson looks genuinely concerned about how much Mark McLemore is enjoying this hug (and with good reason).
Gary Sheffield exhibiting a textbook definition of “rape eyes.” Judging from Jeter’s body language, no means no, Sheff.
Now that’s what I call a love/hate relationship.
Did Pedro Martinez’s puppy just die?
This magic moment…bring your lips so close to mine. Argentinian futbol star Diego Maradona looks just a little too happy to be hugging a 13-year-old boy.
Something about Ken Griffey Jr.’s stance is just completely off-putting here. Maybe I should cut him some slack -– he had just swatted his 500th home run.
An uber-rare hand-to-crotch hug. Jim Edmonds, meet Jason Marquis.
Man, those Yankees sure can’t keep their hands off of Jeter. Matsui either looks extremely concerned, or extremely jealous.
First off, Jerry Smith (University of Louisville), that’s not how you execute an open-mouth kiss. Second off, that’s not your girlfriend! It’s Juan Palacios! What the hell, man?
See Jerry Smith? That’s how you kiss a teammate.
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