It’s the annual National Basketball Association All-Star Week and this year’s star-studded tilt is being held in New Orleans, LA for the first time since 2008… it’s also the first time we’ll be seeing sleeved jerseys worn by the players in an NBA All-Star Game. With the game getting underway
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Pierre The Pelican Returns with Friendlier, Less Terrifying Look
Earlier this season, the New Orleans Pelicans unveiled their first ever mascot, and it struck fear into the hearts of many. Appropriately enough, Pierre made his debut during the Halloween season, which was just the perfect time for the loathsome creature to scamper into our nightmares and haunt us in
Is This The New Atlanta Hawks Logo?
In the quest to make sure that video games are as realistic and up to date as possible, developers of sports simulation games normally get their hands on things such as new logos and uniforms far before they’re unveiled, so that the game will be totally in sync with what
New NBA Commish Means New Basketball Design
The reign of David Joel Stern as NBA commissioner came to an end this morning, thirty years to the day in which it started – February 1, 1984. Adam Silver, former deputy commissioner, is now the commissioner of the NBA. With the end of Stern’s rule comes the end of
Miami Heat to Wear Road Throwback Uniforms
The Miami Heat (with the help of “Kickstart” by Mountain Dew) have unveiled yet another set of alternate uniforms, though these aren’t exactly new. In fact, the “new” jerseys that had a flashing unveiling via throwbackblack.com are actually the Heat’s inaugural road uniforms, which debuted back in the 1988-89 season,
Brooklyn Nets Officially Unveil Dodger-Inspired Sleeved Alt Jerseys
The Brooklyn Nets have officially unveiled their “Brooklyn Blue Nights” sleeved alternate jerseys, & according to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the jerseys will be worn for at least 5 home games through the latter part of the NBA season. The uniforms are gray with blue lettering and trim, and are an
Are NBA Players Fans of Sleeved Jerseys?
As we have heavily documented throughout this entire season, sleeves have clearly become the new wave when it comes to uniform trends in the NBA. However, with all of the various conversations surrounding this new wave (such as “Will people prefer to buy this over a traditional sleeveless jersey?” or
Are These the New Uniforms for the Nets & Hornets?
Amidst all of the news about sleeved jerseys and shorts that look more like the side of a New York subway than something you’d see on a basketball court, you’d be shocked to learn that there are actually NBA-related uniform rumors that don’t include sleeves! Well, in this case, of
adidas, NBA Officially Unveil 2014 NBA All-Star Jerseys
Following the leak earlier this morning, adidas and the NBA have officially unveiled the 2014 All-Star Game jerseys. The explanation of the designs from adidas’ official press release below, with extra “u”s added in by us because… Canada: Designed by adidas, the uniforms take inspiration from New Orleans’ rich and
Sleeved 2014 NBA All-Star Jerseys Leaked
Leaked via French sports shop Basket4Ballers.com (which, by the way, totally doesn’t make any sense when spoken in French… basket quatre ballers?), and later confirmed via a Tweet courtesy Paul Lukas, we’ve gotten an early look at the jerseys for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. Sleeved. Big surprise, right? So
Pics: Heat, Nets Wear Player Nicknames on Jerseys
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
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