blah. blah. blah. The most succesful sports league in the United States is as thuggish as it gets, and it's stars are riddled with criminal records. No one cares because the product is entertaining. Entertainment brings fans, not players wearing suits on the sidelines.
I think these guys should have to wear whatever the NBA wan't them to. If the NBA wants them to put on clown suits or an italian-style male bikini, then they have to do it. When on company time, you're a company man. The players can always quit ya know and find another job. They signed a contract which said they would conform to rules...and now they want out??? Also, I think they should be allowed to wear chains or whatever jewlery they want over their coat. Nothing wrong with the bling-bling.
News Flash NBA millionairs: You have a job, that job has certain rules. One such rule you are now asked to follow is dress code. Most people in America have to dress for business. Most of these people do it because they understand you can't conduct business in shorts and a T-shirt. Most of these people make far less than you guys doing a job much less exciting,glamorous, and fun yet they still dress for work. Have a little respect for everyone with a job and dress properly for yours.
So what you're saying is that players should comply with the dress code out of respect for you. I don't understand that concept. You wear a suit everyday to work? Multimillionnaire Mark Cuban does not. Players are not businessmen. They are entertainers. The NBA has the authority to institute a dress code. No question about it. However, players have the right to challenge it. Players workplace is the court. They conform to the rules of wearing a uniform. Your boss doesn't tell you what to wear when you're outside the office.
Just because you have a job doesn't mean it's okay for your employer, in this case one disillusioned commisioner, to change any rule as he pleases. Stern seems to forget that he doesn't make the league the players do. The players do dress for business. Their business is to play basketball. On their court of business they wear jerseys, shorts, etc. What business are the NBA players conducting when they walk from the bus to the arena? Are they finalizing the terms of that multi-billion dollar acquisition? You should respect that the hip hop style clothing worn by Allen Iverson, Lebron James and the rest of the league is a big reason why the sport is so popular and making a ton of money. How many kids are out there buying Tim Duncan jerseys?
ok check this team flights and hotel are not a bit much.It 's done in football & baseball .And for God's sake please don't bring back the shorty shorts
Sorry..no link (e-mailed to me): Richardson Against NBA's New Dress Code Jason Richardson Urges Players' Association to Fight NBA's New Dress Code By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. - Jason Richardson wants to keep wearing his gold chains, and the Golden State Warriors guard believes the NBA's new dress code takes aim at black players in the league. He's calling for the players' association to fight the new wardrobe rules announced this week that will go into effect when the season kicks off next month. "They want to sway away from the hip-hop generation," Richardson said Wednesday night, before the Warriors beat the Phoenix Suns in a preseason game. "You think of hip-hop right now and think of things that happen like gangs having shootouts in front of radio stations." Richardson, who describes his style as "different" and says he won't be caught as a "copy cat," left the Oakland Arena wearing a camouflage zip-up sweatshirt, a long necklace with a diamond-encrusted triangle at the end, and a beige cap slightly tilted to one side. "One thing to me that was kind of racist was you can't wear chains outside your clothing," he said. "I don't understand what that has to do with being business approachable. ... You wear a suit you still could be a crook. You see all that happened with Enron and Martha Stewart. Just because you dress a certain way doesn't mean you're that way. Hey, a guy could come in with baggy jeans, a do-rag and have a Ph.D. and a person who comes in with a suit could be a three-time felon." Players will be required to wear business-casual attire when involved in team or league business. They can't wear visible chains, pendants or medallions over their clothes. Some players already acknowledge they probably will face fines for breaking the rules on occasion. []"I feel like if they want us to dress a certain way, they should pay for our clothes," said Philadelphia's Allen Iverson. "It's just tough, man, knowing that all of a sudden you have to have a dress code out of nowhere. I don't think that's going to help the image of the league at all. ... It kind of makes it fake. The whole thing is fake." The NBA announced Monday in a memo to teams that a dress code will go into effect at the start of the season. Saying players must dress in "business casual" attire, the league banned items such as sleeveless shirts, shorts, sunglasses while indoors, and headphones during team or league business. The edict also requires players on the bench not in uniform to wear sport jackets, shoes and socks. Richardson doesn't object to that part of the rule. Warriors coach Mike Montgomery believes players should look "like a member of a basketball team" while on the bench. "The other area is certainly an area for debate," Montgomery said. "We'll just have to see it plays out. I understand both sides of the argument." Indiana guard Stephen Jackson, who like Richardson is black, agrees that the policy is trying to keep players from expressing their hip-hop style. Celtics guard Paul Pierce also shares that sentiment. "I dress how I feel anyway," Pierce said Wednesday night in Boston. "I think I'm just going to continue to dress how I feel. I think there's some days I may take a fine." In protest of the policy, Jackson wore four chains to the Pacers' exhibition game against San Antonio on Tuesday night. Jackson defended his actions Wednesday, but said he won't allow his feelings to cause a distraction once the regular season starts. "They don't want your chains to be out, all gaudy and shiny. But that's the point of them," he said. "I love wearing my jewelry. But I love my job. I love playing basketball more than I love getting fined and getting suspended." Richardson has always liked to express himself with his funky attire. Now, he knows he will be wearing his suits much more often noting "I've got a nice collection of suits." He doesn't mind the league mandate for "cleaning up" the bench, but believes a large number of players make their way to and from their cars out of the public view, so they should be able to wear what they want in those cases. "You're expressing yourself, expressing your identity. It's taking away our self expression. I like to dress and change it up," Richardson said. "Some of them have religious meanings behind their chains, others have personal messages behind their chains. Some guys just like to wear them. I think that was an indirectly racial." Associated Press Writer Cliff Brunt in Indianapolis and AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston in Philadelphia contributed to this report. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright © 2005 ABC News Internet Ventures
seems to be alot of jealousy of athletes because they don't always bow down to the wishes of their leagues and we ordinary joes can't get away with that.
Can't they quit their b****ing and wear "business casual". I don't think thats asking too much. They sound like they're being required to give up their left nut or something. I wish I could wear shorts and flip-flops to work, but guess what, I can't. Get over it.
Agreed. It seems a lot of folks feel they should not complain because they make a lot of dough to "play a game". Nevermind all the hard work that it takes to get to that level. They are "fortunate" to have made it. That's like someone working at McDonalds telling me to not complain about my job because I was fortunate to go to college.
all these, "i can't do that" arguments are irrelevant. the only debate with this issue is the marketing aspect, we'll this truly improve the league's image and cash flow? No one cares about what each of can do at our jobs.
if someone paid me a million dollars a year to play basketball... id wear whatever the heck they asked. if you're on company time, then i don't think there should be any complaint. now personally, i think the dress code is dumb (outside of regulations of what they wear on the bench) .. but if the league wants to do that, then i think they have the right.
And the players have the right to challenge it. THe owners are such p*****s that they didn't bring this up in the CBA negotiations, because they knew the players wouldn't accept it. Now they act all tough, because the CBA is signed. This is king of like bying a house and you pay $1000/month mortgage which includes HOA fees, and then the mortgage company tells you you have to pay the fees out of your pocket. If it's not in the contract that you signed, you shouldn't have to abide by it. THe players signed the CBA which did not have a provision for a DRESS CODE. They have every right to challenge it.
The issue is black and white, just like the age limit this is racist too, because it affects mostly black players, that's a FACT. You can't wear jewlery? That's a black thing, no doubt about it. Stern is trying to make the NBA more appealing to the white people who think the NBA is full of thugs, that's impossible, the league is made up mostly of black players, even the best white players are mostly foreign. That's their problem with the NBA. He needs to understand that the problem with those folks is the color of the skin, so unless he makes them change their skin color, ala Michael Jackson, he'll never change the perception. Whatever. I'll still love the NBA. EDIT: I still think Michael Jordan dresses better than AI, but in regards to the race question, yes it is about race.
Funny, but the black people in my office don't ever wear all there bling an throwback jerseys. They're not complaining like all these spoiled brats either. Crazy how life works.
How old are they are where are they from? I am a young black male and I don't wear bling or throwbacks, but I will say I am in the minority when compared to other black males my age.
