The NBA seems to be continuing the trend of forcing players to wear sleeved jerseys with the leak of it’s latest gear for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game.
Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch.com claims the sleeved jerseys put on sale by the French site Basket4Ballers.com are the “real deal” for the upcoming exhibition match.
EXCLUSIVE! NBA All-Star jersey leaked on French site. I confirm it’s the real deal –> http://t.co/ihX7lPzEQu pic.twitter.com/7tuvUvp3E4
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) January 16, 2014
More NBA All-Star leaks, this time showing the West jersey: pic.twitter.com/rv25isyUkr
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) January 16, 2014
Late last year, the league forced all ten teams playing on Christmas Day to wear the controversial sleeved jerseys, but many players complained about the new look, citing lack of mobility and discomfort.
LeBron said in pregame that the Heat’s shooters “are already upset about” the Christmas jerseys.
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) December 21, 2013
Call me old school but these jerseys with sleeves are awful…..
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) December 25, 2013
Now it seems that the NBA will use February 16’s All-Star Game in New Orleans as the perfect opportunity to test fan reaction for the new look.
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