WILSON! WILLLLL-SSSOONNNNNNN! The National Basketball Association today announced that Wilson Sporting Goods Co. will provide the official game ball of the NBA as well as the Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA G-League, and the new Basketball Africa League. The new deal begins with the NBA’s 75th anniversary season in 2021-22
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The Dream Shop: Harvesting Old Jerseys “For the Cause”
I think you’ll like this story. I know I do. Patsy Elmer, the owner of Big Time Jerseys in Phoenix, is my mentor and friend. I kid her that she has REALLY gone “big time” these days, now that her business has grown to allow her to claim to be
First Look at 2021 NBA All-Star Game Logo in Indiana
With this year’s All-Star Game now just a (surprisingly awesome) memory, the Indiana Pacers and the City of Indianapolis are on the clock as hosts of next year’s event. As soon as the game ended Sunday night, the Pacers’ official Twitter account released a video that gave us all our
2020 NBA All-Star Uniforms Explained: Includes Tributes to Kobe & Gianna Bryant
This year’s colourful Nike 2020 NBA All-Star weekend uniforms are inspired by the lines of the host city of Chicago’s transit system and will include several tributes to David Stern as well as Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the other seven victims of the helicopter crash in Los Angeles
RIP Kobe Bryant: Mavs to Retire Number, Fans Demand a Logo Change and More Tributes
The sports world was dealt a shocking loss yesterday as we learned basketball legend Kobe Bryant, along with his thirteen-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California. Bryant was just 41 years old and only two weeks away from being elected into the Basketball Hall
Leaked: 2020 NBA All-Star Jerseys
It appears the NBA is bringing back a little bit of colour to their annual All-Star Game festivities. Thanks to a since-removed shop listing over at ChampsSports.com and the quick Twittering skills of @luchetti03 we got ourselves a good look at the new 2020 NBA All-Star Game uniform before their
The Pioneering Role of David Stern in NBA Logo, Uniform Design
Thomas O’Grady, the NBA’s first-ever Creative Services Director, remembers getting a mysterious beckoning to NBA Commissioner David Stern’s office. When he walked into the New York office in 2001, after having worked with Stern for more than a decade of the eventual 13 years he would be at the NBA
Black Patches Added to All NBA Jerseys for David Stern
The NBA today announced that every team will wear a memorial black bar on their jerseys for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. This black patch is being added in memory of former commissioner David Stern who died Wednesday at the age of 77. The black band will be worn
Vancouver Grizzlies Return Tonight in Memphis
The Vancouver Grizzlies are back tonight! And will re-appear again a total of 14 times throughout the 2019-20 season. For this evening’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at FedExForum in Memphis, the Grizzlies will wear these classic teal Vancouver road uniforms for the first time since their original run
Toronto Thunder? What Could Have Been For Expansion Raptors
Before the Thunder rumbled all over the NBA from Oklahoma City it could’ve been from Toronto… or so we’ve just learned. Today Richard Peddie, the former CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Tweeted a photo of him having lunch with current MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum while wearing an unusual
NBA City Edition Uniforms 2019-20
National Basketball Association teams have been releasing their new 2019-2020 “City Edition” uniforms fast and furiously over the past few days, to make things easier to keep track of I’ll be adding to this post as things come out — both officially and as confirmed leaks. NBA City Edition jerseys
Five New NBA Uniforms Leak, See Them All Here
Five more NBA leaks over the past twenty-four hours, pretty much all of which due to a jersey being put out for sale too early (which is a good indication that they’re coming out for reals shortly). Let’s get right to it. Working in “that’s awesome” order, the Denver Nuggets