The video game leaks of that alternate Thunder uniform are coming from multiple sources now, so I’m inclined to think they’re legit — except for one thing: As you can …
Category: NBA
Stern Words
Some new developments on the NBA’s uniform advertising program yesterday. As you may recall, the Board of Governors was supposed to take a final e-mail vote on the plan at …
Which One of These Guys Doesn’t Belong?
Click to enlarge First and foremost, mega-thanks to Phil for covering for me yesterday (I had spent the weekend working on a story in the northern Adirondacks and didn’t get …
Floor Show
Yesterday brought our first look at the Nets’ new floor design. As you see above, they’re going with a herringbone pattern, which I think looks pretty nice. You can see …
Auction Action, Basketball Edition
The final installment of the Uni Watch Power Rankings is now up and running. Thanks for a fun week, everyone. Meanwhile: Our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running their …
What if The Browns Called Baltimore Home?
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson and Jerry Wolper Day Two of Paul’s “Uni Watch Power Rankings” is now up and running. Meanwhile: We’re going to go a bit “off-uni” …
Views from the Elysian Fields: The Hubertushirschen of NBA Jersey Sponsorship
By Morris Levin “The Hubertushirschen of NBA Jersey Sponsorship” The photograph above is of Bundesliga Eintracht Braunschweig players in 1973. (The team has since been relegated, and plays in the …
No No No
By Phil Hecken It’s been a big past few days in the uni-verse, so much so that there are really three big stories on the front burner today. They’re all …
Dear Mr. Stern
By Phil Hecken It’s all becoming clear now. Well, maybe not. The NBA is serious about putting ads on jerseys for the 2013 season. If you’re not sure what I’m …
Hopefully I Won’t Be Writing About Uniforms Anymore by Then Anyway, but Still…
I have a new ESPN column running today about Penn State’s football uniforms (Link Here), but that’s on the back burner for now, because there’s major news afoot: NBA commissioner …
Uni Watch Art Project: Logo-rific!
Longtime reader/contributor/genius Marty Hick recently told me about an interesting project he’s been working on: He finds old paintings in thrift stores and then paints old NBA and ABA logos …
‘Hidden between the lines / The unsung hero’
The headline for today’s entry is a couplet from the lyrics of an old Meat Puppets song called “The Mighty Zero,” which is about that most intriguing of numerals. For …
Cats as Cats Can
In a surprise move that nobody saw coming, least of all me, the Bobcats unveiled new uniforms last night. Very odd timing on this — why not wait until the …
First the GUD, then a DUD…and now a BUD
By Phil Hecken One of the things I’m very grateful for as the Weekend Editor is the chance to bring you a look at projects being undertaken by Uni Watch …
III-peat?
The fallout from last week’s ESPN column about Robert Griffin III’s RNOB and a brief history of nickNOBs continued over the weekend. One thing at a time: • Reader James …