Timeline for What is the motivation behind short-sleeve jerseys in the NBA?
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| Mar 19, 2018 at 19:50 | comment | added | user14817 | Funny thing is...the NBA has allowed teams to sell jersey sponsorships, meaning the "sponsor decal" metaphor is quite real these days. si.com/nba/2017/07/26/… | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 16:30 | comment | added | Matt | Ah ha, sorry :) Yeah, I also agree it's all about marketing, although I hope that you won't see a bunch of people walking around in skin-tight basketball uniforms. That style doesn't belong on everyone! | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 16:27 | comment | added | user527 | I was being half-facetious. Nonetheless, it's more or less a marketing ploy to sell merchandise. As long as the players can play in them, short-sleeved jerseys won't receive negative reactions (unlike composite basketballs). | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 16:22 | comment | added | Matt | I'm not sure that's the direction they are looking to go. If you asked that because of the "represent their team in more settings" remark, I think they mean that it's more socially acceptable to wear a t-shirt style rather than a tank top style. | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 16:17 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | moved from User.Id=527 by developer User.Id=139 | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 16:14 | comment | added | user527 | So, basketball players will become racecars and sport sponsor decals? | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 16:09 | history | answered | Matt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |