Isaac
Years ago

NBA planning nickname jerseys for at least one game

At least for one game, King James, Jesus Shuttlesworth, The Truth and KG may be headed to the backs of NBA jerseys.

Some members of the Miami Heat have been told the NBA is considering having them and the Brooklyn Nets wear "nickname jerseys" in at least one of their four matchups this season. The NBA has not announced the plan, but teams apparently have been aware of the likelihood of it happening for at least several weeks.

Thought this was amusing:

Miami forward Shane Battier -- who wasn't exactly thrilled about the nickname idea -- said he wanted to wear "Batman" on his jersey, though was told that Warner Brothers holds the rights to that name, and other players have also had to deal with copyright-related issues with their suggested monikers. Battier said he'll go with "Shaneo" instead.

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Ricey
Years ago

Not a fan of this. It's going to look stupid as hell with guys having to wear nicknames they don't even go by. "Shaneo" makes him sound Aussie for a game lol

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Mystro
Years ago

about as cool as the jerseys with sleeves idea.

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Bear
Years ago

All for promoting the game and using things like heritage jerseys or special occasion tops, but this idea is more like local junior basketball stuff than NBA pro-league IMO...

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Bear
Years ago

If they are going with the idea though, I hope they use the tops to make money for charity or put it towards a good cause (plenty of homeless people they could help).

Avoiding clashes with copyright isn't hard either:

Battier wants to be Batman = So spell it Battman or Batt-Man.

What other nicknames do they want me to resolve for them... :]

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The Situation
Years ago

What does Rudy Gay wear?

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Anonymous
Years ago

I want a long sleeve 'shaneo' jersey with the new advertising logo for tampax

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Bear
Years ago

So where is the copyright issue for Rudy....?

Obviously I am not touching that one!

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Jackie
Years ago

NBL did this ages ago. Remember Perth's Trevor Torrance with "TT" on his uniform and Eric Watterson with "Watto"

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Melbourne Boy
Years ago

What will Ron Artest/Metta World Peace have?

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Bear
Years ago

'THE PEACE SYMBOL, WITH AN AXE ACROSS IT'

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Anonymous
Years ago

What a cheap nasty gimmick just to sell more jerseys.

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Anonymous
Years ago

"NBL did this ages ago. Remember Perth's Trevor Torrance with "TT" on his uniform and Eric Watterson with "Watto""

Yes and James Crawford "JC"

Wow NBA behind NBL for once!

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