Forget about throwing all the way back to the ‘70s. Or even ‘80s. The NBA is tossing its uniform set back just a little less. Think of it more as a free throw, instead of a three-pointer. It’s time for the ‘90s. This year’s NBA Hardwood Classics nights, now a
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NCAA Nixes Twitter Handles on Akron Jerseys
The University of Akron is holding a “Social Media Night” when they host Ohio in a nationally-televised game Saturday night. There will be hastags on the floor (#theplacetobe #GoZips#ThinkBigger), but the NCAA has swooped in and made sure the team didn’t make the huge mistake of adding the Men’s Basketball Twitter
New Orleans Hornets Rebrand as Pelicans, Unveil New Logos
Ladies and gentlemen, your New Orleans Pelicans! The New Orleans Hornets will be changing their name to the New Orleans Pelicans effective the beginning of the 2013-14 NBA season. Ending months of speculation and all sorts of leaks the club sorta finally made it all official via a leaked video
New Orleans Pelicans Logo Leaked?
And we’d like to make that question mark as big as possible in the headline please. According to a poster on TigerDroppings.com, one who had previously posted “insider information” which later turned out to be accurate, the image you see above will be one of the new logos for the
Hornets to Unveil New Name, Logos Tomorrow
According to a Tweet from New Orleans Hornets Spanish-language broadcaster Emilio Peralta, the team will hold a press conference tomorrow afternoon at 4pm ET (3pm local time) to announce the team will be re-named the New Orleans Pelicans and also unveil the new logos and uniforms. The now deleted tweet,
Nike NBA All-Star Game Shoes Inspired by Space (and Houston)
Nike’s having a little fun with a bunch of space-inspired designs centered on the NBA’s All-Star game. We’ve already seen Adidas unveil the game’s uniforms and now we have Nike debuting a trio of space-inspired shoe designs. The Feb. 17 game in Houston has garnered all sorts of space references
North Carolina Next in Gonzaga-Styled New Hoops Unis
Gonzaga unveiled a new road uniform—complete with the Bulldog logo on the center of the chest—during one of the season’s most thrilling games on Saturday, Jan. 19. North Carolina is next in the line of the 12 total teams to wear the new look. The Gonzaga uniform, still anchored by
2013 NBA All-Star Game Uniforms Unveiled
The 2013 NBA All-Star Game uniforms were unveiled earlier this morning courtesy a press release on adidas.com. This years game will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston. SportsLogos.Net first posted what we then suspected were the Western Conference jerseys back in August 2012 via the mascot logo designed
Designing Socks: Every Creative Inch Accounted For
If you’re already designing shoes, creating socks is a logical next step. But it took decades for the big-name apparel companies to create design-forward, performance-inspired hosiery. Now we have all we want in the world of socks. Whether Nike Basketball opting for a colorful array of options or Adidas taking
Sonics? Kings? NBA possibly back in Seattle this Fall
Just a few months after approving a new arena deal, the City of Seattle may be ready to welcome back the National Basketball Association. The rumour mill is a-buzzin’ with news that the Maloofs, owners of the Sacramento Kings (who reportedly nearly moved the club to Anaheim in 2011, even
Raptors Player Gets Team Logo Haircut
Toronto Raptors player Amir Johnson just may the team’s biggest fan, in addition to being their starting power forward, after showing up to today’s team shootaround sporting his newest haircut. The new look features the Raptors secondary “claw” logo in red cut and coloured into the back of his hair.
Designing Lightness: High-Performance Shoes Go Low on Weight
We don’t really know how much faster Kobe Bryant or soccer star Theo Walcott can go by wearing a shoe an ounce lighter than the competition, but that hasn’t stopped the major apparel outfitters from continuing the search for the perfect way to design an ultra-light performance shoe. The new