It was the mid-1990s. Purple was trendy, and a new expansion NBA team in Toronto needed to break through the hockey-thick culture to attract youth. There was nothing better than an oversized green raptor on a purple uniform. Well, until that raptor turned red. The Toronto Raptors started play in
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Houston Rockets Unveil New Logo, New Uniforms Still to Come
The Houston Rockets blasted us off into the 2019-20 season this morning (a little early with the 2019 NBA Finals still going on and on, and on…), with the unveiling of their new “Global Logo” as well as setting a date for us all to see their new uniforms. Replacing
From A Collector to Courtside: How Drake Got His Curry Jersey
Imagine yourself, an avid sports jersey collector, sitting at home and seeing one of your most cherished pieces of that collection on the sidelines at the NBA Finals. That’s what Game One was like for Ben Weil, a 34-year-old basketball and Dell Curry fan from Queens, New York. Weil’s prized
Toronto Argos Celebrate Raptors Run With Jersey Patch
We The Six. The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League took to the field this morning to kick off their 2019 pre-season schedule and did so paying much respect to another Toronto team ready to make some history. In tribute to the Toronto Raptors first appearance in the NBA
2019 NBA Finals Uniform Schedule: Raptors vs Warriors
The Toronto Raptors against the Golden State Warriors, The North against The Town, welcome to the 2019 NBA Finals. For the first time in NBA history, the league’s championship will be played outside the United States as the Raptors clinched their first berth in the finals with a six-game series
2019 NBA Conference Finals Uniform Schedules Set: No Red for Raptors
The NBA’s Conference Finals get underway tonight with the Golden State Warriors hosting the Portland Trail Blazers for Game One in the West and then again tomorrow when the Toronto Raptors visit the Milwaukee Bucks when they start their Eastern Final. Thanks to the NBA’s pre-scheduling of all their uniforms
Golden State Warriors Surprise Everyone, Wear Forgotten Throwbacks
It seems that sometimes it’s still possible to keep a secret from the logo and uniform world. Last night, the Golden State Warriors did just that, taking to the court for their final regular season game in Oakland while wearing their throwback home white uniform from the 2000s. The announcement
Brooklyn Nets Sued By Coogi Over City Uniform Design
The Brooklyn Nets are being sued by Coogi for their City Edition uniform design. According to a report in the New York Post, Coogi filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Manhattan Federal Court naming the Nets, Nike, and the NBA all responsible for using their copyrighted patterns on the uniform.
NBA Unveils Same Old Logo for 2020 All-Star Game
Mere moments after Team X beat Team Y in this year’s NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte, the National Basketball Association unveiled its logo for next year’s game to be hosted in Chicago, Illinois. It looks exactly like you thought it would. Sticking with the standardized NBA logo system in place
Studio Stories: Creating the 2019 NBA All-Star Game Logo
While the NBA logo sits to the left, plenty of teal and purple fill the remainder of the NBA’s All-Star 2019 logo. Plenty of teal, really. The stacked design of the logo with the wordmark “All-Star” in purple and “2019” in teal on the top line sitting atop the “Charlotte”
2019 NBA All-Star Game Uniforms Officially Unveiled
Following a leak earlier this month, Nike has now officially unveiled the uniforms for the upcoming 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte, N.C. The uniforms match what we saw earlier, black versus white, collar and arms in red/white/blue trim, three stars up each side of the jersey – red on
New 2019 NBA All-Star Game Jerseys Leaked
It would seem that 2019 is the year of the giant black-and-white team logo at the All-Star Game… let’s hope Major League Baseball doesn’t get any ideas. Posted to Twitter by user @JosmanSuri, the 2019 NBA All-Star Game jersey was apparently put out for sale a wee bit early at a