The brand transition of the New Orleans Hornets to the New Orleans Pelicans is complete as the franchise unveiled the uniforms for their inaugural season as the Pelicans during a fan event earlier this afternoon. Both the home and road uniforms feature “NEW ORLEANS” arched across the front of the
Category: Basketball
The Buzz Is Back! Bobcats to Become Hornets in 2014
Yesterday, the (soon-to-be Charlotte Hornets) Charlotte Bobcats made it official: The Buzz is back! The Hornets nickname will be absent from the NBA for one season only, as the Bobcats will become the Hornets beginning in the 2014-15 season. Now, we could go on & on about how they’re going
Phoenix Suns Tease New Uniform… Purple Reigns!
The Phoenix Suns are in the process of a brand tweak this Summer, they’ve already unveiled their new logo and yesterday, the process continued as they posted a teaser graphic to their homepage showing a glimpse of their new road uniform. What’s surprising about what we see in the teaser
Indiana Pacers Are Going With Sleeves in Summer League
The wave of sleeved jerseys that is washing upon the NBA’s shores will be making its way onto the court earlier than you thought, as Scott Agness of the Pacers’ official blog is reporting that the Pacers will be wearing reversible short-sleeve jerseys for the upcoming Summer League. One interesting
New Orleans Pelicans Unveil Their Home Court
The Artists Formerly Known as the Hornets (better known as the New Orleans Pelicans) have released the design of the court at pelicans.com as part of a drive to start selling season tickets for the upcoming season. Using the Interactive 3D Map on their website, we can get a look
Best-Dressed NBA Finals of the Past 25 Years
While we were in the midst of an exciting and extremely aesthetically-pleasing Stanley Cup Finals, our Fearless Leader Chris Creamer wrote out his opinion on the 7 Best-Dressed Stanley Cup Finals of the Past 25 Years. That excellent list started to rotate some wheels in my head and reminded me
Are the Knicks Going to Add an Orange Jersey?
If you follow athletes on Instagram, then you’ve probably seen them post photos from photoshoots. Sometimes, they end up leaking new stuff before it’s supposed to be unveiled. This was one of those cases, as New York Knicks PG and New Jack Swing Hairstyle Enthusiast Iman Shumpert leaked what is
Phoenix Suns One of Five NBA Teams To Go With Sleeved Jerseys
After news came out that up to five other NBA teams would have sleeved alternate jerseys in the upcoming 2013-14 season, you could say that there was a mixed reaction to the news. Some were excited to see the trend spread from Oakland into other parts of the NBA, and
Phantom: San Antonio Spurs 2013 NBA Champs Merchandise
I hate to say it, but it’s now a dynasty in the making with these Miami Heat – their second consecutive title, and third straight appearance in the finals. This years runner-up was the San Antonio Spurs who end their perfect record in the NBA Finals, losing their first out
Possible New Phoenix Suns Logo Leaked: RIP Purple?
If you watched a Suns home game this season, you probably noticed that they had a new court design for the 2012-13 season. This court had a whole lot of black and orange, but a little bit of purple. That was weird because the Suns’ visual identity contained a lot
NBA Proclaims Sleeves Experiment Success: Five More Teams To Add Sleeved Jerseys
Remember back in the Spring when the Golden State Warriors (soon to become America’s sweetheart in the NBA playoffs due to their inspired performances in front of a raucous home crowd) unveiled those wildly unique and very yellow sleeved jerseys? Remember when adidas spread the sleeved movement into the collegiate
Nike Knows All: Proclaims Lebron “2-Time Champion” With New Shoe
Nike knows all, apparently. Even down 3-2 to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, which resumes tonight in Miami, the Heat will—according to a new Nike Lebron shoe—actually win the best-of-seven series with a win tonight and Thursday. How do we know? As Kix and the City shows