By Phil Hecken As we continue to discuss the use of Native American iconography, names and logos on Uni Watch, I’ve attempted to include different voices in the discussion. Last …
Category: NBA
Kickin’ It at the NBA ASG — A Sneakerhead’s Delight
By Phil Hecken Taking a break from the past week’s rather in-depth discussions of Native Peoples’ iconography/logos/naming, Klan uniforms, and other more “esoteric” subject matter, today we break out the …
Something Up Their Sleeve
As you can see at right, Golden State made a bit of NBA history yesterday, as the team unveiled a new alternate jersey with sleeves. Due to make its on-court …
And the Winner is…
Click to Enlarge By Phil Hecken The Uni Watch “Super Bowl XLVIII Logo Contest” is now in the books, and the winning design, shown above, was submitted by Jason Villanti. …
Ladies and Gents, Your New Orleans Pelicans
It’s official: The Hornets will become the Pelicans next season. There’s a press release here, and you can see the team’s five new logos here. Unfortunately, the team says uniforms …
‘Who Designed the Knicks and Lakers Uniforms, Harold Ballard?’
I wasn’t near a television for most of yesterday, but I got the gist of people’s feelings about the NBA’s Christmas Day uniforms via the steady stream of e-mails that …
Making the NBA Just About the Uni Colors
. . . I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it! I kid, of course — Happy Festivus, everyone! Got an interesting …
Names of a Different Color
The photo that I used at the top of yesterday’s entry isn’t a particularly remarkable shot, but there’s something about it that I find extremely pleasing: Darian Stewart’s NOB lettering …
Confirming What We Already Knew
As you can see above, the NBA unveiled their Christmas Day jerseys yesterday. (If you’re reading this on a mobile device or are having trouble with the slideshow, look here.) …
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh…kinda
By Phil Hecken With the NBA tipping off a short while ago, and the college basketball season kicking off last evening, (and if you missed Paul’s ESPN College Hoops Preview, …
Masters of the Mash Up
[Editor’s Note: The good news is that yesterday’s surgery went well. The bad news is that my wrist now hurts. Like, a lot. (Apparently that’s what happens when they screw …
Tricks and Treats: A Uni Watch Compendium for All Hallows’ Eve
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Gregory Koch, who’s compiled a bunch of uni-related tidbits relating to today’s date on the calendar. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Gregory …
We Win
For most media outlets, the big NBA news yesterday was David Stern’s announcement that he’ll be stepping down as commissioner in February of 2014. But they all buried the lead. …
Uni Watch Exclusive: NBA Uni Ad Program May Be Dead, at Least for Now
As the calendar turned from September to October, we were wondering why the NBA hadn’t announced the results of the final vote on its uniform advertising plan. Then, after comments …
Christmas in October (and Black Thanksgiving, Too)
Christmas is a big day for the NBA, which has made an effort to “own” the holiday on the sports calendar in recent years. The league has no games scheduled …