“Windy City Bulls” has been announced as the name of the new NBA D-League club playing out of Hoffman Estates, Illinois (25 miles west of Chicago), the team will be owned by the Chicago Bulls and serve as their only minor league affiliate club. The name was chosen via a name-the-team contest,
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Idaho Stampede will wear special jerseys for Black History Night
The Utah Jazz’s D-League affiliate has come up with a unique way to pay tribute to prominent African-American figures of both the past and present for their upcoming Black History Night on February 20th. The Idaho Stampede will do so by wearing the faces of Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglass,
Sacramento Kings unveil alternate throwback court
Yesterday we let you know that the Sacramento Kings had something up their sleeves when it came to an alternate court. I guessed that they’d be coming out with a powder-blue court design and, lo-and-behold, that appears to be the case. The court is a near-identical recreation of the opening
The Sacramento Kings may have an alternate court coming
So far during this NBA season, basketball teams have proven that they’re willing to not only go with a crazy number of alternate uniforms, but also bring in alternate courts. The Warriors and Bucks have rolled out alternate courts this season, and apparently the Sacramento Kings may be the next
Jazz, Kings, and Pistons may have new primary logos for 2016-17 season
Last offseason, the NBA treated us with so many major logo and uniform changes that it was kind of hard to keep up (even though we had a cheat sheet). With that being said, we might be in for another busy offseason and logo/uniform tweaks, as three teams may be
LeBron James wears wrong shorts
One of the many pratfalls of having multiple alternate uniforms that are the same color is the possibility that one of the players could come out wearing the wrong gear. We’ve seen it multiple times in the past, but the latest victim is probably the highest-profile victim of the ol’
Curry, Warriors Top NBA Merch Sales Charts
It’s amazing what happens when you win. Defending Champions, the Golden State Warriors, and reigning MVP Stephen Curry top their respective top spots on the NBA’s annual list of the top selling player jerseys and team merchandise during the 2015 holiday season. Finishing runner-up to Curry once again is Cleveland’s LeBron James,
Rockets and Wizards are set to debut Chinese New Year alt uniforms
Last year, the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets reached out to their fanbase in China by paying tribute to the dawning of a new Chinese Lunar New Year by wearing jerseys with the wordmark in Chinese. This year, the Rockets and Warriors will both commemorate the occasion, and a
Sixers enlarge Wells Fargo logo on court
The Philadelphia 76ers and Wells Fargo have been in a feud for quite some time now, and that feud culminated with the team pulling the petty move of fulfilling an NBA rule that requires the arena’s name to be on the court by putting the arena name in small, white
Charlotte Hornets D-League Affiliate Reveals Name and Logo
The 2016-17 NBA D-League season will see the Charlotte Hornets’ D-League affiliate tip off for their inaugural season in the developmental league. After going a while without a name or identity, the affiliate revealed both tonight — Charlotte’s D-League affiliate will be known as the Greensboro Swarm. As you can
Lakers and Hornets commit color-on-color no-no
During the latest edition of the 2015-16 Kobe Bryant retirement tour, the Los Angeles Lakers were on the road to face off against the team that drafted him (sort of. Let’s not get into the semantics of Charlotte’s basketball history, here): The Charlotte Hornets. Since the Lakers were on the
Ads on NBA jerseys may not be coming as soon as you think
The NBA has long been considerered to be the North American sports league that would be the first to put adverstisement logos on their uniforms. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has told us before that it’s “inevitable” that NBA jerseys will have ads on them, and although that may still be