At 12:30 PM EST today, the Bobcats of Charlotte breathed their last breath as an NBA nickname. From that point on, the name and logos that were unveiled back in the winter became official: The Charlotte Bobcats are now the Charlotte Hornets. The official unveiling brought along some interesting news: Thanks
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We Hardly Knew Ya, Charlotte Bobcats
This week we bid a fond adieu to the Charlotte Bobcats, a team that was named after its owner, that never won a playoff game in its decade of existence, and that really liked tweaking its logo. In their final game as the Bobcats on Monday, Charlotte was unceremoniously swept from the
Atlanta Hawks Re-Introduce Classic Logo
“The Pac Is Back!” So says the Atlanta Hawks, who earlier today introduced their new secondary logo — an updated version of their classic “Pac Man” brand from the 1970s through mid 1990s. After changing their “profile pic” to the updated “PAC” logo, the Hawks later Tweeted clarification that their existing
LA Clippers Stage Inside-Out Jersey Protest
The Los Angeles Clippers, in the midst of a first round playoff matchup with the Golden State Warriors, were dealt a heavy blow of internal distraction when extremely-racist comments allegedly attributed to Clippers team owner Donald Sterling were made public this past weekend. Clippers players have chosen to not speak to
Portland Trail Blazers Are Letting Fans Vote On New Two-Toned Court
The Portland Trail Blazers announced Thursday evening on their official Twitter account that they will be going to a brand new court design for the 2014-15 season. Since this is the age of giving the fans a voice to be heard with, the Blazers are allowing the fans to vote
State of Utah Introduces Jazz License Plate
NBA Basketball fans in the State of Utah will soon be able to show their love for their team right on their car license plates. The Utah Jazz tweeted this out earlier today announcing the option featuring the “music note” logo was coming soon: Anyone else here have a sports
NBA May Drop Sleeved Jerseys Due To Player Complaints
Last week, we shared the news about Jarrett Jack & LeBron James (among many other players) complaining about the sleeved jerseys. Jarrett Jack figured that they looked dumb. LeBron was of the belief that it affected his performance. When the best basketball player in the world says that his uniforms
Silver: “Ads Will Be On NBA Jerseys Within Next 5 Years”
For a while now, many have speculated that one of the reasons behind the advent of sleeved jerseys in basketball was not just the fact that more people would buy a sleeved jersey over a traditional jersey. There was also the fact that the sleeves would also mean that there’s
Jarrett Jack Latest NBA Player To Decry Sleeved Jerseys
The sleeved jersey movement is going strong as ever. Just yesterday, the Bulls debuted their green St. Patrick’s Day jerseys that had sleeves on them. This is after the Celtics also had sleeved St. Patty’s Day jerseys. This is after the Noche Latina series of jerseys rolled out with sleeves.
Photos: Goin Green on St Patricks Day 2014
Happy day after St. Patrick’s Day! In case you were too busy celebrating (or working… it was a Monday after all) you may have missed on how pro sports teams around North America marked the annual tribute to Ireland. As always several teams traded in their usual colours for green
Bulls, Celtics going sleeved (and green) for St Patricks Day
C’mon, you *had* to know the special green St. Patrick’s Day jerseys were going to be sleeved this year. This season only the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics will be taking part in the annual event, both jerseys are very similar in style to what the clubs have worn for
Purple Reigns in Toronto Once More
Twenty years later, the big purple dinosaur is coming back to Toronto Raptors basketball. The Raptors announced yesterday that as part of their 20th season celebrations next year, the team will wear their original purple road uniforms for select home dates. “We are excited to bring back a piece of