As we’ve discussed here several times, many NBA team logos include an image of a basketball. This was a particular concern a few years ago, when the league briefly tried …
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Auction Action
When I attended the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland earlier this summer, I spent plenty of time lingering over the basketball jerseys shown at the Grey Flannel Auctions booth. …
Return to Charm City
Maybe it’s just coincidence, but I was in Baltimore two weeks ago and now Baltimore’s own Joe Hilseberg has found a site that has what he describes as “the greatest …
Tat Spat
I’d be the first to agree that I’m in no position to criticize anyone for having a tattoo of a brand, although I think the Brannock Device tat on my …
The Larry Bodnovich Files, Vol. 2
Time for another visit with DVD screen-grab maestro Larry Bodnovich (who was first profiled last month). Here’s his latest batch of finds: • Here’s a big album of Cleveland Browns …
And You Just Know Powers Has Notebooks Full of Similar Stuff
[Editor’s Note: Jim Ransdell, editor of the excellent Sports Design Blog has found some good stuff lurking in his childhood notebooks. Enjoy. — PL] By Jim Ransdell In 1985, when …
Auction Action
Robert Edward’s spring auction gets underway this Wednesday, and there’s a lot of cool stuff on the block. Let’s take a look: • I love these little die-cut player images. …
The Doc Ginn Files, Vol. 2
Time to pay another visit to our friend Will “Doc” Ginn (if you missed his Uni Watch debut, look here). Here’s his latest batch of unusual memorabilia: • “I’ll bet …
Uni Watch Field Trip: A Visit to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Pittsburgh was a visit to the Heinz History Center, which includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. I took a lot of …
Kickin’ It in Phoenix
By Phil Hecken, aided and abetted by UW Sneakerhead Matt Powers The 2009 NBA All-Star Game is upon us this evening, and the this is what the West will wear, …
Courting the King
By Phil Hecken A little over a month ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers LeBrons came to town, my town, to play the New York Knicks. Anyone who’s been following professional basketball …
Portraits in the Paint
Wish I’d known about this before the holiday shopping season: Reader Stu Taylor just tipped me wise to the work of Brooklyn illustrator Joel Kimmel, who specializes in really cool …
Guess We Can’t Accuse Them of Having Overdesigned This One
The long-awaited Oklahoma City Thunder uniforms were finally unveiled yesterzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”¦. Okay, so I pulled that same joke when the Rays’ uniforms were unveiled, but c’mon — these things are so …
In Which Your Humble Narrator Briefly Acknowledges the Existence of That Other Sport
Last thing I expected to be writing about today was the NBA, but there’s news on several fronts, beginning with the Magic, who introduced their new uniforms yesterday. The silver-pinstriped …
Thunderstruck Awestruck Dumbstruck
Well, that was certainly worth all the buildup, right? I’ll have more to say about this over on the Page 2 index page this morning (you can find it here), …