. There’s something really odd about an athlete wearing another athlete’s jersey. That’s Allen Iverson, who showed up at last night’s Sixers/Celtics game in a Lou Williams jersey. Love the …
Category: NBA
Like Father, Like Son
On Friday I noted that Robert Griffin III is wearing the Roman numeral as part of his NOB and asked if any NFL, MLB, NBA, or NHL players had ever …
Where’s the Snarl and the Furrowed Brow?
I love team logos based on happy, playful animals. The Bucks, the Chaparrals, the Orioles — they say, “This game is fun!,” which is so much cooler than “Fear the …
Well, You Certainly Can’t Say They Overdesigned It
The Brooklyn Nets are a complicated proposition for me. For starters, I grew up rooting for the Nets and attended several of their games at the Nassau Coliseum back in …
When the Shorts Were Short and the Socks Were Long
What you see above are the wonderful star-spangled socks worn by the Philadelphia 76ers four decades ago. They’re my favorite detail in a 25-minute promotional film called New Faces of …
TimE to Get Away
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken It’s been about a month since we last heard from Tim E. O’Brien sorry it couldn’t have been longer but you know, you just …
What Do You Mean ‘We,’ Paleface?
As the question of using Native American imagery continues to rattle around the corners of the sports world, many people have opinions but few (aside from the NCAA and the …
Would You Wear It on Your Hat? Would You Wear It While Up at Bat?
Saturday was St. Patrick’s Day, otherwise known as the one uni-notable day of spring training. Here’s what MLB teams wore, in roughly descending order of how much effort they expended …
Court Date
Click to enlarge Arguably the greatest individual performance in the annals of team sports took place 50 years ago today — March 2, 1962. That was when Wilt Chamberlain scored …
Kickin’ It At The NBA ASG
By Phil Hecken It’s that time of year again — the one day I let the inmate run the asylum day everyone’s favorite sneakerhead, Matt Powers, gets to highlight the …
Black Thanksgiving Comes to Uni Watch HQ
Click photos to enlarge With the NBA All-Star Game taking place this Sunday, I received a surprise package yesterday from Adidas. Inside was the jersey you see above. I assume …
Something Old, Something New
. The top photo shows a guy named Mark Occhipinti, who spent the 1978 NFL season dressed up as SuperPatriot, a live mascot for the Patriots; the lower photo shows …
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Click photos to enlarge As you can see above, Elton Brand of the Sixers was getting his grunge on last night. Those very nice screen shots (you can even see …
Uni Watch Exclusive: Bird of Prey Goes Undercover
Click to enlarge What you see above is the NBA’s first-ever camouflage uniform, which will make its on-court debut in Toronto on March 21 (my birthday, oddly enough) as part …
Green Giants
Click photos to enlarge Paul here, pinch-hitting for Phil, who’s taking a well-deserved breather. As he mentioned at the end of yesterday’s post, the Jazz unveiled a new alternate uniform …