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title: "Why do NBA and NFL players shake hands after the game, but not MLB and NHL players?"  
description: "Why do NBA and NFL players shake hands after the game, but not MLB and NHL players?"  
author: "nitya singh"  
published: 2018-03-07  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37304/why-do-nba-and-nfl-players-shake-hands-after-the-game-but-not-mlb-and-nhl-players  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["national football league"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do NBA and NFL players shake hands after the game, but not MLB and NHL players?

Why do [NBA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101413/what-s-the-highest-score-in-a-single-nba-finals-game) and [NFL players](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34783/why-are-nfl-players-protesting-the-national-anthem) shake hands after the [game](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101472/what-s-the-highest-score-in-a-single-mlb-all-star-game), but not MLB and [NHL](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37565/who-became-the-first-father-and-son-to-win-the-nhl-s-most-valuable-player-award) players?


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Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37304/why-do-nba-and-nfl-players-shake-hands-after-the-game-but-not-mlb-and-nhl-players

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