If you didn’t know by now, the NBA is doing something new and rather unique with their Christmas Day jerseys this season. Rather than the traditional looking uniform, the 10 teams playing Wednesday will be wearing sleeved jerseys that kind of look like pajamas. Or basically just a glorified shirsey.
NBA Christmas Day uniforms 2013: Teams to wear new sleeved jerseys
NBA players will be competing in glorified shirseys on Christmas Day.
Instead of numbers and team name in writing on the fronts of the jerseys, the fronts are adorned with a “BIG” shiny team logo. And they really are big. Almost obnoxiously big. The fronts also have the NBA logo at the top. There are numbers on the sleeves, while the backs look more like the normal NBA jersey.
To help promote the jerseys, the NBA released the "Jingle Hoops" commercial, starring LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose and Steve Nash. Rose and Nash will sadly not be playing on Christmas due to injuries, but the commercial is pretty cool nonetheless:
Some NBA players weren’t big fans:
Call me old school but these jerseys with sleeves are awful.....
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) December 25, 2013 Roy Hibbert did too, from the ESPN’s NBA account:
Who loves these jerseys because I don't!
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 25, 2013 And, um, maybe the person who the NBA least wants to irritate: LeBron James:
LeBron pulls at the sleeves on his jersey after missing that free throw.
— Brett Pollakoff (@BrettEP) December 26, 2013 LeBron seriously complaining about sleeved jerseys walking to locker room: "I can't shoot with these!"
— Brett Pollakoff (@BrettEP) December 26, 2013 Promo pics of the uniforms were also released online. Let’s have a look at all of them, game-by-game:
Bulls Christmas Day Jersey pic.twitter.com/gXdsurqzvk
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2013 Christmas Day jersey for the Brooklyn Nets: pic.twitter.com/fOibnPVdSx
— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) November 14, 2013 Here’s what they actually looked like in action:
Some players on the Nets had weird stripey socks unlike anything we’ve ever seen on a basketball court:
They’re supposed to be candycanes, but they look like Uggs.
Christmas shoes from Deron Williams:
Thunder Christmas Day Jersey pic.twitter.com/5J7bXSS6mr
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2013 Shumpert in Knicks Christmas Day Jersey pic.twitter.com/SadA5Hs2La
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2013 It seems Beno Udrih isn't a fan -- after bricking a three, he rolled up his sleeves:
Udrih: "Personally [the short-sleeved jersey] bothered me & my shot. On a normal shot Im used 2 getting my shoulder & elbow up [unhindered]"
— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) December 26, 2013 Christmas day jerseys have been unveiled! Check out @KingJames jersey! Available NOW online: http://t.co/Yiond0qAdx. pic.twitter.com/2eitGHoj37
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 14, 2013 Lakers Christmas Day Jersey pic.twitter.com/JNFktWAVj4
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2013 Here are Ray Allen’s shoes:
#Heat Ray Allen Jumpman Xmas shoes pic.twitter.com/tX8YtLLeqp
— Beto Duran (@DuranSports) December 25, 2013 Get your own Harden, Lin, Howard & Parsons "BIG LOGO" Christmas jerseys at http://t.co/3qqVEvBaQw pic.twitter.com/A0SvfN7oeY
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 14, 2013 Spurs will rock these jerseys Christmas day against the Rockets. #SpursNation pic.twitter.com/nMOQadbEhS
— SpursNation (@SpursNationSA) November 14, 2013 Clippers Christmas Day Jersey pic.twitter.com/2oK3QnzAoy
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2013 Warriors Christmas Day Jersey pic.twitter.com/0QpX1qPG1i
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2013 And here are Chris Paul’s powder blue shoes. We’re fans.
Special Argyle shoes @CP3 wore at shootaround. #NBAXmas #LAC pic.twitter.com/cB9CIK50my
— Los Angeles Clippers (@LAClippers) December 26, 2013 More from SB Nation NBA:
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