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
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
More Pics of the New NBA Christmas Jerseys
They’ve been called the “Turn Ahead the Clock” promotion of the NBA. Ouch. But whether you love them or hate them the NBA’s 2013-14 Christmas sleeved-jerseys certainly are the biggest challenge to the traditional idea of what a basketball uniform looks like in the entire history of the sport. We
NBA Teams Will Wear Sleeved Jerseys on Christmas Day
If you are a fan of the NBA’s movement towards sleeved jerseys, then this will come as welcome news to you. For the rest of you, you might want to avert your eyes because aesthetically speaking, the NBA will become pretty difficult to watch on Christmas Day. SNY’s Brian Erni
Brooklyn Nets Retire Jersey of Jason Kidd
The Brooklyn Nets retired the jersey of former player, and current head coach, Jason Kidd before yesterday’s pre-season game against Miami in Brooklyn. Kidd was a member of the franchise while they were known as the New Jersey Nets from 2001/02 to 2007/08. The ceremony was held in the pre-season
NBA Considering Player Nicknames on Jerseys
The NBA is considering allowing players to wear their nicknames instead of last names on the back of their jerseys for one game during the upcoming season, this according to a report put out by the Associated Press and subsequently posted on the official NBA website. Reportedly the game would
Best, Worst New Logos of 2012 As Chosen By SportsLogos.Net Users
Happy New Year everyone! We’re looking forward to getting 2013, our 16th (holy smokes!) year underway, but first we gotta take a look back at 2012. Over the past year we’ve seen many new logos and uniforms make their debut and as they have we’ve encouraged our readers to go
NBA’s “BIG Color” Jerseys a BIG Ugly Cash Grab
I tend to feel when a new design, or jersey is unveiled that the team genuinely wanted to do something to make the fans happy or try to turn their club in a new direction rather than say just try to cash in on a quick buck through new merchandise sales. I’m
Pics: Brooklyn Nets Make Their On-Court Début
Thanks to the magical world of pre-season basketball we got a preview of how the Brooklyn Nets will look on the court once their regular season schedule begins on November 1st. The NBA’s newest identity took on the Philadelphia 76ers last night back in their old home state of New
Brooklyn Nets Unveil New Team Jerseys
The Brooklyn Nets unveiled their new jerseys courtesy rapper-designer-team owner-father Jay-Z on stage last night at Barclays Center. It’s a good thing Jay-Z got to unveil these jerseys all on his own – with none of the players around or any of the other front office employees. For one how
Jay-Z Sports Brooklyn Nets Jersey On Stage
Brooklyn Nets part owner Jay-Z took to the stage tonight to perform at the inaugural event at Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center wearing the new jersey of the Brooklyn Nets. This is our first official glimpse of what the Nets will be wearing on the court when their first season in