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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Sports: basketball uniforms

It just hit me: why doesn’t the NBA ever have games with throwback uniforms? (Or do they and I’ve missed it?)

You know, complete with the short shorts like from the ‘70s. Or is there something in the players’ contracts that protects them from having to do such a silly thing?

These days in high school, we now see players wearing long sleeves and tights to play basketball. And headbands. And knee bands. Shooting sleeves. Shooting sleeves worn on the other arm. Knee-high socks. No-show socks.

What other accessories can sporting goods companies come up with to sell to teenagers?

It’s one thing to wear a pad to nurse an injury, or even prevent a new one, but some of these styles are pretty outlandish – a scream for attention – like the fluorescent shoes instead of team colors.

Maybe the short shorts of decades ago aren’t so goofy looking compared to what players wear now.

Some of the baseball and football throwback uniforms are pretty awful. It sure would be nice to see an NBA team wear 1970s-style uniforms – just for one night, though.

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