By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey guys and gals — hope everyone had a good week! Looks like spring has finally sprung for a good chunk of the country, it …
Category: NBA
Would Uni Advertisers Really Be on Board in 2020?
Yesterday, as a tangential issue regarding the Rams’ new uniforms, I addressed the topic of whether their new jersey patches are a precursor to NFL uniform ads. (They’re not.) Today …
More Details on How NBA Teams Solicited Uni Advertisers
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be healthy, safe, and mostly sane (although one inhabitant still has the annoying habit of howling at …
Eric Steplitus’ NBA/MLB Uni Crossover Concepts (Pt. I)
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Hey everybody — Happy Mother’s Day! This is usually where I’d be posting pics of whatever gadawful pink crap MLB decided to break out this …
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Reveals NBA Uni-Advertising Details
All sorts of people read Uni Watch. One of them happens to be a corporate CEO, who emailed me a nice fan letter a few years ago and has sporadically …
Stefan Vasilev Presents NBA/NFL Crossover Unis – 90’s Edition
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken As you guys are aware, for the past several weekends (due in large part to the lack of uni news — thanks COVID-19) I’ve been …
What Would It Be Like to Watch a Game Without a Crowd?
Click to enlarge As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, there are increasing signs that sporting events taking place in empty arenas and stadiums — something …
How Is the Coronavirus Affecting Athletics Aesthetics?
The photo shown above is from a recent preseason Japanese baseball game at the Tokyo Dome between the Yomiuri Giants and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. The men wearing masks are …
’Canes Dress Up in Hornets Colors
Click to enlarge Paul here, making a rare weekend appearance while Phil takes the weekend off so he can participate in a curling tournament. (Hope you win, buddy!) So: Cross-sport …
NBA All-Star Game Recap
Click to enlarge Happy Presidents Day! I was looking through NBA All-Star Game photos last night and cracked up when I came across this shot. An uncontested dunk with everyone …
Your All Star 2020 Sneaker Primer
By Phil Hecken, with Matthew Weidner Follow @PhilHecken Well, it’s that time of year again: time to see the shoes the NBA All Stars will be wearing for the big …
A Uni Watch Look at Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant died yesterday. I’ll leave it to others to address what he meant on a cultural or historical level, or even on a basketball level. Here at Uni Watch, …
Best-Dressed Man on the Court: Rozier Goes Ad-Free
Click to enlarge Notice anything different about Hornets point guard Terry Rozier III’s jersey in last night’s game against the Cavs? His Lending Tree ad patch was missing! As it …
NBA Christmas Roundup
Happy Boxing Day! Arguably the most surprising thing about the current NBA/Nike partnership, now in its third season, is the lack of Christmas uniforms. In 2017, teams just wore their …
Jazz and Heat Take Color vs. Color to a New Level
Merry almost-Christmas from Uni Watch HQ, where the stirrups have been hung by the chimney with care (read: with packing tape). We still have a bit of gift-wrapping to do …