Kobe + KG in 1998 (Duncan in background) “We at the All-Star game”..“We here now”
Back when it meant something.
A friendly reminder the games still sucked but the didn’t try to deep fry everything and turn it into a gimmick
Why did this dumbass league get rid of all the swag?
Look at how awesome everyone looks in their warm-up jerseys:
https://youtu.be/1NwgNLW9ASQ
I partly blame David Stern’s dumbass 2000s conservatism for this.
They threw a tantrum over iverson. Now the nba has a media team that tells all nba players what to say in interviews, how to dress. Now nba players have no personality.
<Anthony Edwards> Hi
meh
They told Wemby to say he wouldn’t cry when LeBron retires ?
Boring answer from a boring man, that’s for sure
We love a Tim Duncan typa man.
Problem is all nba players are now Tim Duncan.
For real. Media training has made nba players personalities so boring. But fans also contribute to it because they hate on players who say controversial things, like Sochan about Lebron.
Ehhh there’s a TON of personality in the NBA. The “how to dress and what to say in interviews” statement is actually true of the last stretch of Stern’s era. You had guys coming to games in press conferences looking like substitute teachers wearing Cosby sweaters or looking like Macy’s mannequins.
The “dress code” has clearly transformed in Silver’s era. Clearly the suits and collared shirt rule has disappeared. We’ve seen guys like Russell Westbrook and Kyle Kuzma do press conferences wearing blouses with their nipples out or wear leggings to the game. There are whole social media pages dedicated to “tunnel fits” showcasing what guys are wearing. We’re in the fashion forward era.
Younger fans are connected and in tune with players and their personalities more than ever because they have so much access to them with social media. Jared McCain had a zillion followers on TikTok before he even played an NBA game.
Why would the nba keep players in their regular jerseys when they could make new ones to make more money? It’s all about money
Duncan looking at Kobe & KG how Wemby was sternly looking at Joker and Luka.
That Twolves warm up is fire
KD will say that shit ain’t happen.