With the National Basketball Association getting set to resume their 2019-20 season at Disney World in Orlando, one artist is taking the opportunity to transform the league’s logos into a whole new world. PKAirDesigns, a self-described “artist and sneakerhead” based out of Melbourne, Australia has mashed up our favourite NBA
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NBA Teams Could Use Home Courts if Season Resumes in Orlando
There’s no place like home… court in the NBA, and if the league’s Orlando “hub city” plan goes forward we could see each team’s usual home court during games. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Keith Smith, “the idea of transporting a home floor is on the table” if/when play resumes at
The 1993 LA Clippers Redesign that Never Was
In 1991, the Los Angeles Clippers came to NBA Creative Services, looking for a redesign. Tom O’Grady, later the founder of Gameplan Creative, and his team of creatives at the NBA took up the task. I spoke briefly to Tom to get his recounting of the story. In his own
NBA Drops Spalding, Wilson Becomes New In-Game Basketball Provider
WILSON! WILLLLL-SSSOONNNNNNN! The National Basketball Association today announced that Wilson Sporting Goods Co. will provide the official game ball of the NBA as well as the Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA G-League, and the new Basketball Africa League. The new deal begins with the NBA’s 75th anniversary season in 2021-22
The Dream Shop: Harvesting Old Jerseys “For the Cause”
I think you’ll like this story. I know I do. Patsy Elmer, the owner of Big Time Jerseys in Phoenix, is my mentor and friend. I kid her that she has REALLY gone “big time” these days, now that her business has grown to allow her to claim to be
First Look at 2021 NBA All-Star Game Logo in Indiana
With this year’s All-Star Game now just a (surprisingly awesome) memory, the Indiana Pacers and the City of Indianapolis are on the clock as hosts of next year’s event. As soon as the game ended Sunday night, the Pacers’ official Twitter account released a video that gave us all our
2020 NBA All-Star Uniforms Explained: Includes Tributes to Kobe & Gianna Bryant
This year’s colourful Nike 2020 NBA All-Star weekend uniforms are inspired by the lines of the host city of Chicago’s transit system and will include several tributes to David Stern as well as Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the other seven victims of the helicopter crash in Los Angeles
Kobe & Gianna Bryant to be Honoured on NBA All-Star Uniforms
The National Basketball Association announced this afternoon that Kobe and Gianna Bryant will be honoured along with the seven other victims of the helicopter crash on all player uniforms at the upcoming 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago. The game will feature the members of Team Giannis wearing Kobe Bryant’s
RIP Kobe Bryant: Mavs to Retire Number, Fans Demand a Logo Change and More Tributes
The sports world was dealt a shocking loss yesterday as we learned basketball legend Kobe Bryant, along with his thirteen-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California. Bryant was just 41 years old and only two weeks away from being elected into the Basketball Hall
Leaked: 2020 NBA All-Star Jerseys
It appears the NBA is bringing back a little bit of colour to their annual All-Star Game festivities. Thanks to a since-removed shop listing over at ChampsSports.com and the quick Twittering skills of @luchetti03 we got ourselves a good look at the new 2020 NBA All-Star Game uniform before their
The Pioneering Role of David Stern in NBA Logo, Uniform Design
Thomas O’Grady, the NBA’s first-ever Creative Services Director, remembers getting a mysterious beckoning to NBA Commissioner David Stern’s office. When he walked into the New York office in 2001, after having worked with Stern for more than a decade of the eventual 13 years he would be at the NBA
Black Patches Added to All NBA Jerseys for David Stern
The NBA today announced that every team will wear a memorial black bar on their jerseys for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. This black patch is being added in memory of former commissioner David Stern who died Wednesday at the age of 77. The black band will be worn