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Less Is More: A Look at the NBA’s Ad-Free Three

Click to enlarge The 2020-21 NBA season tips off one week from today (I know, it’s crazy — feels like we were just crowning the Lakers), and preseason games have …

The Story Behind ‘Time’ Magazine’s LeBron James Portrait

Click to enlarge Time magazine yesterday named LeBron James as its athlete of the year and, as you can see above, marked the occasion with a portrait that showed the …

Luke Godlewski’s NBA Concept Uniforms

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey Uni Watchers — hoping all is well with you and yours. I’ve been a bit under the weather this week (not COVID thankfully), but …

Some Thoughts About the Cavs’ Rock-Themed Uniform

There was one last spurt of NBA City releases yesterday — mostly stuff that had already leaked, including the Nets’ Jean-Michel Basquiat-themed design; the Cavs’ Rock and Roll Hall of …

NBA Uni Barrage Brings Still More Unveilings and Leaks

I feel like I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but yesterday was another big day for the NBA uni-verse, as several teams unveiled new uniforms and court designs, another …

Shut Your Mouth: Grizzlies Unveil Stax-Themed Uniform

Click to enlarge The Grizzlies unveiled their new (and previously unleaked!) City alternate yesterday, and it’s interesting on a number of levels, so I want to talk about it today. …

The ‘City Edition Redesigns Project’

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken A few weeks back, just as we were getting our first look at some leaks of the new “City” alternate uniforms the NBA was trotting …

When a One-Year Thing Becomes a Long-Term Thing

Click to enlarge Membership card designer Scott M.X. Turner recently gave me an idea for a really fun topic: uniforms or uni elements that were originally intended to appear for …

Talking NBA City Unis With 76ers Prexy Chris Heck

Click to enlarge Yesterday I gave a negative assessment of the 76ers’ Boathouse Row-themed alternate uniform. Toward the end of the piece, I wrote, “The funny thing is that Sixers …

More NBA Uni News: Sixers, Magic Unveil, Celtics Leak

Two more NBA City alternates were unveiled yesterday. And in a change from recent events, neither of these had previously been leaked! Let’s start in Philly, where the 76ers are …

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Guy Who’s Been Leaking NBA Unis

Over the past week or so, the Twitter account @camisasdanba (“Shirts of the NBA”) has been leaking an inordinate number of upcoming NBA jersey designs — mostly City alternates. Several …

Still MORE NBA Leaks and a Halloween Treat

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey everyone. Happy Halloween to all! I hope all is well with you and yours and you get more treats than tricks today. I’d planned …

NBA-palooza: Blazers Unveil, Suns Confirm, Heat Leak

For all photos, click to enlarge Well, that didn’t take long. One day after the Trail Blazers’ new City alternate apparently leaked, the team went ahead and officially revealed the …

More NBA Uni Leaks, This Time for Pelicans and Blazers

Click to enlarge Another day, another pair of purported NBA “City” alternate jersey leaks. Yesterday we had leaks for the Mavs and Nets (both of which were quickly confirmed as …

As NBA Finals Begin, Next Season’s Throwbacks Keep Leaking

The NBA Finals finally began last night (more on that in a minute). But meanwhile, throwback designs for next season are continuing to leak via the appearance of retail shirseys. …