stern is a racist ass cracka for that dress code change...

[Harry Sax]

every sport does press conferences where the players pretty much wear what they want....nikkas in towels n shyt talkin to news reporters (no homo) nikkas got on ice packs n shyts talkin to the media, but a nikka gotta be lookin his sunday best after every single game

why a nikka cant talk to tha crackas in some sweats and headphones, why durant gotta put on his zoot suit and a bowtie to look like he's hollywood ready after he just ran up and down a court for 48 minutes n shyt...

sterns fat ass is the reason why the nba went soft and we got nikkas lookin like n shyt

 

[aRoMaN21]

yup

Stern's dress code stated that all players must dress in business or conservative attire while arriving and departing during a scheduled game, on the bench while injured, and when conducting official NBA business (press interviews, charity events, etc.) The new dress code banned fashions most often associated with hip-hop culture, specifically: Hardwood Classics jerseys (or any other jersey), jeans, hats, do-rags, t-shirts, large jewelry, sneakers and Timberland style boots. This particular clothing is not allowed to be worn by players to interviews, games (on and off the bench), charity events, or any other occasion affiliated with the NBA or the NBDL. Violators of the dress code are fined and may be suspended with repeat offenses. The dress code was developed with the intention of combating image problems that have plagued the NBA in recent history.

Under current NBA dress regulations, if a player does not dress to participate in a game, he must dress in a manner suitable for a coach. In the NBA, a suit or a sport coat is required for coaches.

 

[Mr. Nobody]

:cac:

 

[jwinfield]

You know it's really not enforced anymore.....and hasn't been for a while.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

If i was in the league i'm sorry but yall nikkas gotta wait for 30 min until i can take my motherfukkin doo rag off for this interview. fukk i look like in a suit with my waves on curl?

 

[EQ.]

Honestly, for the amount of money they make having to dress up regardless of by choice or rules is the least of their worries. Real life we put up with worse shyt at out regular 9 to 5's, so i cannot relate to anyone getting up in arms over this.

 

[jadillac]

Stern has a product to sell.

You can't wear doo-rags and hoodies, etc to your job, can you???



You make a 5 mil a year, sit yo ass down in ya Easter suit and be happy because it could be worse.

 

[jwinfield]

Honestly, for the amount of money they make having to dress up regardless of by choice or rules is the least of their worries. Real life we put up with worse shyt at out regular 9 to 5's, so i cannot relate to anyone getting up in arms over this.

Never made sense to me.

The players at my high school had to wear suits for away games and they were getting on dirty ass yellow buses.

Is it really that big of a deal to wear a collared shirt?

 

[Swiggy]

Like I'm crying for some rich ass nikkas cuz they gotta dress like they at a job. fukk that, nikkas wanna act like they in shackles when they getting the choicest of p*ssy, dope rides, and extra cash to fukk up.

B...B...B..But the rich nikkas wanna keep it real.

nikka please. The real slaves are the ones out here dropping $200 on some busted ass 2012 Jordans

 

[Hammer]

He Runs the NBA, Do You Expect Him To Want The Players Representing The League and Himself To Look Like Thugs? :cac:

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

Pretty sure the players themselves don't even mind it anymore, most of them are into fashion and I bet designers pay them to wear some of that shyt

 

[...and some waffle fries]

AI was whole reason for the change. The league never liked that nicca. How a superstar

of the league get treated like

 

[Smokebreak]

man that shyt was needed at the time. dudes wore red durags and tall tees at press conferences. You look poor as fukk. Dress Accordingly

 

[jwinfield]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2198862

That's because most hockey players have been told what to wear for years, long before they reach the NHL. Most junior and minor-pro teams have some form of dress code covering what is and isn't to be worn to games and around the rink. Dress codes for minor hockey teams are also common and are seen as a way of fostering team unity and cohesion.

"Everybody wears a suit. We're just so used it," added Lecavalier, who is known as one of the snappier dressers in the league. "It would be nice if we could wear what we want."

That's not likely to happen anytime soon, because the players' dress code is written into the current collective bargaining agreement.

Exhibit 14, Paragraph 5 reads: "Players are required to wear jackets, ties and dress pants to all Club games and while traveling to and from such games unless otherwise specified by the Head Coach or General Manager."

Similar language was in the previous CBA, which covered the period from January 1995 to September 2004.

Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella has a "no jeans" rule for his team. He said it's merely an extension of what he believes should be his team's unwavering focus on preparation and how they should conduct themselves on and off the ice.

His counterpart in Atlanta, Bob Hartley, agrees, and at the bottom of team memos and notes, he includes the message "Don't embarrass yourself and don't embarrass the organization."

As an assistant coach with the U.S. entry in the 2005 World Championships, Tortorella was unimpressed with the "casual dress" standards imposed on the team during training camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Some guys were wearing jeans with holes in them, Tortorella said. "I thought we looked like slobs. … You say casual to these guys, and they'll push it right to the limit."

 

[Brock Landers]

Just to be sure with my coli brehs white people don't claim him, he is a jew through and through