NBA Dress Code

[AJ]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/basketball/nba/10/19/jackson.dress.code.ap/index.html

Some of these guys are just pissed they can't wear thier 20 inch spinner around their neck anymore.

This is why I hate NBA basketball more than any other sport I think. It's a change that's better for the image of the league and not so much the image of the 18 yr old kids getting 5 million to play a fucking game every year.

[Halon]

It only seems to be effective when they are doing something involving business. It's not like they are giving them a dresscode they need to obide by 24/7. Only while conducting business. They can still get all baller looking when they go out. I guess I don't see it as a big deal. I have to dress nice when I go to work, or when I have an event involving work. They are seriouslly upset that they have to look professional when at work, when they are making millions a year? Shit I'll wear a skirt and high heals to work everyday for a million bucks a year!

[Shane@DBPerformance]

"I feel like if they want us to dress a certain way, they should pay for our clothes," he said. "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 still going to help the image of the league at all."

It sounds like a lot of these players have the maturity and mentality of a 12 year old and the NBA has to treat them as such.

[MisterCMK]

Don't all professional athletes have the mentality of a 12 year old?

[Super Bleeder!!]

thats what happens when you ignore brain workouts. if you don't use it...play lots of sports!!

[Jacek]

That quote above just sounds stupid.

[LaunchHard]

I don't know why, but when i read this line i just started cracking up;
"Jackson, who is black" they have a picture of him right before this line as if people don't already know that he's black as hell.

[awd-drifter]

hahaha. those basketball players are pretty stupid, just follow the rules, it aint that hard...isnt it?

[Jacek]

i guess a jersey doesnt qualify as part of a dress code? :)