Stern: Players will be 'pleasantly surprised' about dress code

[ObiwanGinobili]

Oh and BTW, Shouldn't NBA stop cashing in on by playing the so called "gangsta" songs during games.

Stern and co. are a bunch of hypocrites.

Stern doesn;t pick the NBA games "soundtracks".

otherwise I woulda've murdered him allready for the SBC's "get ready for this" bullcrap.

[nkdlunch]

I wear a shirt and dress pants to work. But sometimes I wear jeans and sneakers when I wanna be more comfortable. The key word here is COMFORT. If they suddenly changed the ruleas at my work and requiered me to wear suits. I would be pretty pissed off and it would be a BIG change for me. So I understand where these players are coming from.

this rule sucks

[ata]

......

But no chains outside of their clothes? That's a bit, um, extreme. And would any event with fans and business partners include the charity events?? Are bowling shoes dressy enough?

Just an association to "extreme" and "chains":

[wildbill2u]

not really.... camby's comment is nowhere near as ridiculous and spree's.
basically camby is saying you want us in uniforms on AND off the court??? fine, pay for our suits, just like you pay for our jereseys

I don't think the comparison to uniforms is apt at all since the dress code wouldn't require that all clothing be uniform or carry a team logo.

When the code is announced, I suspect that 'gangsta' attire at team functions is going to be a 'no-no.'

Anyone should realize that these guys need to make an acceptable impression on the public when they travel and congregate as a team to help sell the league. What they wear individually when not part of a team activity will not be affected.

[easjer]

Point taken.

Ew.

[DesiSpur_21]

Anyone should realize that these guys need to make an acceptable impression on the public when they travel and congregate as a team to help sell the league. What they wear individually when not part of a team activity will not be affected.

Well, NBA can certainly define what's acceptable for them, but there is a large section of fans who are okay with seeing players wearing cloths like any other Joe on the street.

NBA might make money with this move, but certainly some sections of fans won't be happy with it.

[angel_luv]

Many (or maybe even most) of the Spurs players wear T-shirts, jeans, and tennis shoes/flipflops during postgame. So that will have to change.

Many of them wear hats, t-shirts and/or throwbacks to and from the games. A couple wear sunglasses in the building.

Most of the time I see them wearing shorts or sweats when they are going to the plane.

So it's not just the sportcoat thing that will be a change for the Spurs.

They are a pretty casual team outside of Bowen, Nazr and sometimes Horry.

You're right. I remember all that now that I stop to think about it. I don't really pay attention to clothes, especially when the guys are speaking. I just like to see and hear them all.


I'm going to miss Gino's bucket hat. = (

[DesiSpur_21]

Stern doesn;t pick the NBA games "soundtracks".

otherwise I woulda've murdered him allready for the SBC's "get ready for this" bullcrap.

Then let him have a code for owners too...

AI's image is not gonna change by dressing properly. Tim is a role model for kids no matter what. Kobe is gonna be Kobe and Kidd will be Kidd himself.

Let Stern make it clear that it's a business decision since corporates needed it that way. Average fans will appreciate players who are just like themselves.

There are different ways to improve NBA's image and dress code isn't just one them. NBA can put in more money into character-building excercises on players and less priviliged soceity than just being a money making business.

[spurster]

NBA players are professional. Let them dress that way

[nkdlunch]

NBA players are professional. Let them dress that way

I'm a professional and wear jeans half the time at work.

[duncan2k5]

and what defines prefessional??? the multimillionaire banker? I think people should dress as they deem fit. they are paid to play basketball. they wear the proper attire while they work. all this extra stuff is uncalled for. stern is becoming too much of a dictator now. how far will this go? next thing you know he will propose a "sex once a week" limit on NBA players and their wives.

[nkdlunch]

and another thing that's funny, WHAT ABOUT THE TATOO'S? I mean, I wear jeans to work but if I show up with Hughes' type tats, I'd be toast!

Stern is a hypocrit. Players can be filled with crazy tatoos, but they better not dare wear tshirt and jeans!!!

[angel_luv]

and another thing that's funny, WHAT ABOUT THE TATOO'S? I mean, I wear jeans to work but if I show up with Hughes' type tats, I'd be toast!

Stern is a hypocrit. Players can be filled with crazy tatoos, but they better not dare wear tshirt and jeans!!!

Maybe that is why he said long sleeve shirts and no shorts.

[smeagol]

They should go to press conferences in nothing but thongs

[nkdlunch]

Maybe that is why he said long sleeve shirts and no shorts.

what if they have tatoos on their necks,hands? like Hughes/iverson?

[angel_luv]

You've got me there. = )

[IcemanCometh]

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."


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.