Earlier this year, due to the controversy surrounding North Carolina’s HB2 law, the NBA made the decision to move the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte to New Orleans. If there’s a city that’s totally prepared to take on a big-time marquee event on short notice, it’s New Orleans. To push
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Wizards Go Patriotic With New Uniform
In honour the men and women of the United States military, the Washington Wizards have unveiled a new stars-and-stripes themed alternate uniform. The new look, which will be worn six times (once per month) during the upcoming 2016-17 NBA season, is white with “Washington” across the chest, a blue field featuring
Raptors Introduce Two New Uniforms for 2016-17
The Toronto Raptors unveiled two new uniforms for the upcoming 2016-17 season via a video posted by their social media accounts earlier today. First is a throwback to 70 years ago, an all-blue tribute to the Toronto Huskies, the original pro basketball franchise in both Toronto and Canada. The Huskies played just one season
Raptors Tease Huskies Throwbacks
Earlier this year thanks to a leaked image, we learned the Toronto Raptors would be wearing a Toronto Huskies throwback uniform at some point in 2016-17. Now thanks to a Tweet from the Raptors, it appears tomorrow’s the day that’ll finally be officially announced. If the leaked image above is
What We Know So Far About New 2016-17 NBA Alternate Uniforms
Every season, the NBA (and Adidas) selects certain teams to add alternate uniforms to add to the respective teams’ brand, and next season is of course no different. I have obtained confirmation, via an official Adidas catalog, of the 7 teams next season that will receive the new designs*. (We have already
Orlando Magic will wear “Stars” alternate jersey for 2016-17 season
The Orlando Magic are already in possession of one of the least-appealing jerseys in the NBA — their sleeved gray alternates are probably better suited as a flashy pajama outfit than as a basketball uniform. However, the team may have “topped” those gray alts with their latest offering in the
The Minnesota Timberwolves are probably headed for a rebrand
Other than a significant tweak/update to their primary logo ahead of the 2008-09 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have had the same look and color scheme since the 1996-97 season. Unless you’re a blueblood team like the Lakers, Celtics, or Bulls, having the same identity for two decades is an eternity
2016 NBA Playoffs: New “Court Bracket” Style
Now that the 2016 NBA Finals are complete and the Cavaliers have been crowned first-time champions, I’d like to officially release my all-new bracket graphic, the “court bracket”. As I explained in my post about the NHL Playoffs “rink bracket“, I wanted to challenge myself to create something more aesthetically appealing and sport-specific, I’ve attempted to
Golden St Warriors: Phantom “Back to Back” NBA Champs
The Golden State Warriors just couldn’t quite do it, there will be no “Back to Back” championship for the Bay Area as the Warriors came just a few crucial points short against the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight in Oakland… meanwhile the City of Cleveland is enjoying the end of a lengthy
Indiana Pacers Celebrate 50th Season in 2017
The Indiana Pacers today announced how they’ll be celebrating their upcoming 50th season of professional basketball. The announcement came on the 49th anniversary of when the team first announced they would be known as the Pacers – June 16, 1967. “Our 50th season of professional basketball presents a tremendous opportunity to
Nine Throwback Uniforms in Store for 2016-17 NBA Season
Every season, the NBA selects certain teams to wear “Hardwood Classics” throwback uniforms for various games in the year, and next season is no different. I have obtained confirmation, via an official Adidas catalog, of the 9 teams involved next season and the designs they will be wearing*. Three teams, the Mavericks,
Sacramento Kings go ahead and officially unveil new uniforms
Yesterday, we shared with you all the news that the Sacramento Kings’ new uniforms were leaked via the NBA 2K video game. In the same post, Conrad Burry decided to go ahead and share his renders of educated guesses of what the new uniforms would look like. As it turns