No sex for the win? This was the advice given to this year’s NBA champions.New York Knicks owner James Dolan addressed the now-champs as they headed into the playoffs in April 2026, acknowledging their high potential to eventually win the championship."I don’t know if you understand what it would mean for you to win a championship this year … It would be life-changing," he said."It will stick with you the rest of your lives, and if you don’t win, you’ll be thinking about it the rest of your lives."MALE FERTILITY RATES CRASH AS DOCTORS REVEAL HEALTH THREATS: 'SOMETHING VERY WRONG'As Dolan’s inspirational speech to the team went on, he explained how the next 10 weeks would require each player to make sacrifices – watching their diets, getting proper sleep and perhaps even abstaining from sex."You need sacrifice and you need to eliminate all the distractions around you," he said.Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates with the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award trophy and Knicks owner James Dolan after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 13, 2026.
(Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)"I had this idea that maybe you should give up sex for the next 10 weeks," the owner said."You don't have to give up sex for the next 10 weeks – but, like the Spartans … They denied themselves, so that they can have an edge.
Get the edge."This received a few snickers from the team, and Dolan responded, "Don’t tell [your wives and girlfriends] you’re not going to have sex and don’t tell them it was my idea.But let them know what this is going to be like … and how they’re going to have to sacrifice, too."DOCTORS WARN SOME POPULAR FOODS AND DRINKS COULD BE SECRETLY SABOTAGING MEN'S TESTOSTERONE LEVELSDr.
Anna Elton, licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical sexologist in Massachusetts, confirmed that this belief has been around for centuries, dating back...