how come all the water and other drinks players drink during post game interviews never have the wrapper around the bottle??
I think the water is redistributed in the same bottle after they finish, they don't want to waste bottles? I'm guessing that's it, they use coolers to fill the bottles up (they buy gallons of water and put them in the coolers). That's my guess, they rip off the wrapper probably for the grip.
If the beverage companies want product placement on national tv, they have to pay for it. (Btw, anyone think Twitter is paying players to tweet? Or the league/networks to talk about tweeting?)