hahahaha!
WGAF. How is this talking material? They should have a code for Spurs Players to bring their balls with them.
Like Rasho and Beno.
I could give a about what they wear. I don't look at players as role models, I just expect them to kick ass and win.
WTF... this isn't even worth discussing.
I cannot wait to see you in your Rasho jersey! = )
I think it's funny that most of the people in favor of this are those that have to dress up for their own job. Just because you have to do it doesn't make it a great idea. A suit doesn't change an at ude.
I'm chief architect at a multi-million dollar company but I guess we are a little more enlightened. I wear jeans to work practically every day. I also act more professional than most, even the suits in marketing.
The whole thing is silly. I don't see it doing anything to improve the NBA's image or affecting the real problems the league has. Cracking down more on the bad behavior (on and off the court) would do far more good.
That said, I agree that the players had their chance to deal with this during collective bargaining. The players really bent over for the owners with this CBA.
it seems like stern is seriously trying to erase the hip hop image that exists in the NBA. i mean...you can even wear a chain? im walking in my own arena and i cant wear flip flops, a chain, a hat, headphones? come on. no jeans? what is so unprofessional about jeans? just because iverson wears them? i think its the image he really is trying to clean up (especially since most nba revenue comes from his own race)...especially after the detroit fiasco. nba players are role models, and he probably feels when little johhny's parents sees iverson in his baggy jeans, iced out chain, a hat and do-rag that his parents they would be turned off by it, and not allow their child to be corrupted. i know this seems like an extreme point of view, but look at the things being singled out...i would not be surprised if he soon says they can't wear earrings. and what about the shoe contracts for real...an athlete can't make a public appearance in his company's sneakers? get real stern. i dont agree with the dress code either.
I guess they will have to come up with a new theme for the Tux and Tennies Gasla...
Tim doesn't look that bad.
You'll notice that it doesn't state where on their bodies these items of clothing have to be worn. So I'm wondering what brave soul will step up and appear for his interviews with his dress khakis on his head, his long sleeve dress shirt wrapped around his waist, and his appropriate socks and shoes on his hands.
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This whole dress code thing is not gonna work out. There really are going to be some who will show that they don't care (probably AI). I'd be really shocked and surprised if no one rebels against it!
Exactly.
This whole dress code thing is not gonna work out. There really are going to be some who will show that they don't care (probably AI). I'd be really shocked and surprised if no one rebels against it!
I'd like to see some players ( including Timmy
Tim doesn't look that bad.
Timmy looks great, but he is violating the dress code.
Lose the hat, Timmy!
Timmy looks great, but he is violating the dress code.
Timmy looks great, but he is violating the dress code.
And, I thought dress jeans were okay, but can't find that part now. Am I imagining things? And if they are...who defines 'dress jeans'.
Carie
They said dress jeans are okay.
I am assuming they mean jeans that stay on the waist and don't have rips, stains, or multiple pockets.
I am just glad jeans are allowed cause Rah looks soooooo good in them.
I wonder what the take will be on baggy jeans that don't fall to the knees, a la Timmy. I think they look nice, but nobody asked me. Also, it doesn't mention the shirts having to be tucked in, so that will add comfort and a more casual appearance.
Carie
Shhhhhhhhhhh! For the love of Timmy, do not give Stern any more ideas!
He is exactly who I was thinking of though. I don't know if I've ever seen him with his shirt tucked in.
Carie
He is exactly who I was thinking of though. I don't know if I've ever seen him with his shirt tucked in.
Carie
A lot of shirts are made to be worn untucked. I have no problem with that.
I like dress shirts tucked in.
What bugs me is the people who tuck in their basketball jerseys in their jeans. I have yet to see any fan that looks good that way.
I didn't catch this, when does it go into effect? As of today? or the beginning of the season?
I would assume it came into effect yesterday when it was released, but I don't know.
The rule goes into effect Nov.1
Dress NIKES are on the way to a fashion store near you!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2195141
Stern sure players will comply with dress code
By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com
NEW YORK -- NBA commissioner David Stern spoke out for the first time on the specifics of the league's new off-the-court dress code on Tuesday.
Despite objections from players like Allen Iverson, who said he will fight to wear clothes in which he is most comfortable, Stern said he was "certain that it will be complied with."
Although Stern wouldn't say exactly how he would enforce the new regulations, which, among other things, bans injured players seated on the bench from wearing jeans and outlaw chains, pendants or medallions over the player's clothes while on team or league business, he did say that the league "will use a broad range of authority" to enforce compliance
"If they are really going to have a problem, they will have to make a decision about how they want to spend their adult life in terms of playing in the NBA or not," Stern said.
Stern said he believed that much of the recent criticism over the league-imposed rules had to do with the fact that the players didn't know the specifics, which were released in a memo to the teams on Monday.
Calling the rules "quite liberal and easy going," Stern even joked that the dress code is something that "even (Dallas Mavericks owner) Mark Cuban can comply with." But Cuban, who often wears T-shirts and jeans to games -- told ESPN.com that there was "no chance, no way" that he would comply with the league's off-the-court dress code for its players. Sleeveless shirts are not allowed under the policy.
Iverson, whose do-rag will now be banned, recently told the Philadelphia Daily News that "just because you put a guy in a tuxedo, it doesn't mean he's a good guy."
Stern said the clothing that is suggested is universally thought of as appropriate for someone while they are in the spotlight.
"There are different uniforms for different occasions," Stern said. "There's the uniform you wear on the court, there's the uniform you wear when you are on business, there's the uniform you might wear on your casual downtime with your friends and there's the uniform you might wear when you go back home. We're just changing the definition of the uniform that you wear when you are on NBA business."
Stern kidded that certain players might receive a special stipend to buy new clothes.
"We don't know where the cut-off is, maybe if you earn less than $8 million, you'll get a scholarship from the commissioner," Stern said.
The joke was in reference to the comment made last week by Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who reportedly told The Rocky Mountain News that he didn't see players complying with the new rules unless every player received a clothing allowance. Camby is scheduled to make more than $7 million in salary this season.
Stern was less than direct as to how the league would monitor whether the players were violating the business casual attire rules, cracking a smile when telling reporters that the NBA will employ a state-of-the-art piece of nanotechnology -- a special type of dust on the player that indicates when he is not appropriate attired.
It's not clear if other sports leagues will follow the NBA's lead.
Rob Manfred, the executive vice president of labor relations and human resources for Major League Baseball, said that there is currently no need to impose a dress code policy, aside from the current rule in which players have to wear appropriate baseball garb for postgame press conferences that are free of corporate logos.
"Because of the nature of our travel and the makeup of our employees, it has never been an issue that we had to centrally regulate," Manfred said. "The clubs have been close enough as to what they require of the players."
Stern spent Tuesday giving a keynote speech at the SportsBusiness Journal's Sports and Social Responsibility Forum. During the talk, Stern unveiled a new program called NBA Cares, a name given to all of the league's charitable efforts. Stern said that over the next five years, the NBA will guarantee that the league and its players will donate at least $100 million to charity, give one million hours to community service and build 100 facilities where children can learn and play. He said the commitment was significantly greater than what the league and its players have done over the last half decade.
Darren Rovell, who covers sports business for ESPN.com, can be reached at [email protected].
Actually, no he isn't. If the NBA issues the headwear/hats to the players, then they are allowed to wear them.Timmy looks great, but he is violating the dress code.
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