The NBA’s latest uniform experiment took place last night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn at the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets both had their players wear their nicknames in place of last names on the back of their jerseys. Miami reportedly came up with the idea before the season and
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Heat, Nets to Wear Nicknamed Jerseys on January 10th
Throughout the entire season so far, the rumor of nicknames being put onto the back of NBA jerseys seemed to be buried under the avalanche of sleeved jerseys that invaded the league in 2013. However, they’ve recently come to the forefront since actual jerseys have been released and a date
Raptors Considering Black and Gold Colour Scheme
The Toronto Raptors are reportedly considering switching to a black and gold colour scheme when they unveil their complete rebrand for the 2015-16 NBA season. In a blog piece on the Toronto Star website, basketball reporter Doug Smith saying “he knows people who knows people” who say that “black and
Pics: NBA Goes Sleeved, Chrome, With Custom Shoes this Christmas
In case you too busy celebrating the holiday with your family on Wednesday to notice, we had ten different NBA teams take to the court wearing special sleeved jerseys with giant chrome logos. The “BIG Logo” jersey series was this years NBA Christmas Day adidas uniform theme, following 2012’s “BIG
Revived Charlotte Hornets Unveil Logos & Wordmark
Buzz City is back! Although the Charlotte Bobcats are still the Bobcats for now (and are still actually playing a game against the Jazz as this is posted), this will change very soon as the soon-to-be Charlotte Hornets unveiled their logos and wordmarks for the 2014-15 season and beyond. Charlotte
Zombie Teams: Identities Brought Back from the Dead
It’s not a lame soap opera twist, it’s not a zombie uprising, but this coming weekend we’ll be re-introduced to something very familiar to all of us which has been dead and buried for over ten years… and no, it’s not “Afroman’s” career. It’s the Charlotte Hornets, ladies and gentlemen!
New Charlotte Hornets Logos Coming Next Weekend
The Charlotte Hornets return to the NBA will feel that much more closer to reality next weekend when the Charlotte Bobcats are expected to unveil the new logos they’ll use when they completely rebrand their team for next season. The new logo and jersey wordmark (not uniform) will be unveiled
Clippers Player Loses Logo from Jersey
Los Angeles Clippers centre DeAndre Jordan suffered a slight uniform mishap in last nights road game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Just 90 seconds into the game, 76ers guard Tony Wroten and Jordan were tussling with each other at the side of the basket when Wroten grabbed hold of Jordan’s alternate
Knicks 0-6 in Orange, Can Stop Wearing New Unis Anytime
Following their 114-73 blowout loss to the Boston Celtics yesterday, the New York Knicks are now a disastrous 0-6 when wearing their brand new all-orange alternate uniforms. The Knicks are a not-so-hot-but-nowhere-near-as-bad 5-8 when wearing anything else in 2013-14. According to Marc Berman’s article in today’s New York Post, an
T-Wolves Unveil, Wear New Sleeved Black Uniforms
The Minnesota Timberwolves unveiled and then immediately wore their new sleeved alternate black uniforms last night at home against the Denver Nuggets. The uniforms are the ones we saw leaked (along with nine other sleeved jerseys) earlier this week. The “Lights Out” uniforms are inspired by the “rich and sophisticated
Pics: LA Lakers Debut Black Alternate Uniforms
The Los Angeles Lakers débuted their new alternate black uniforms last night during a road game against the Brooklyn Nets. Some photos from the game last night to give you a look at these new uniforms in action: These “Hollywood Nights” uniforms (as the team is calling them) will be
Colour Scheme for Re-Born Charlotte Hornets Announced
The Charlotte Bobcats this morning announced the colour scheme (and Pantone swatches, surprising) the franchise will be using when they rebrand themselves as the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Purple and teal will be the primary colours, similar to what the original Charlotte Hornets used during their stint in