Michael Jordan’s signature gesture during a game in the 1992 NBA Finals led to a change in in-game pants design (Getty Images).
This Friday’s article is one of my most curious ones on the subject of sportswear and equipment.Let’s briefly analyze how and why NBA pants are getting longer.
Since the origins of basketball, team uniforms have consisted of sleeveless shirts and shorts. But there’s no need to go that far.If we think back to basketball in the ’70s and ’80s, we all remember those shorts Extremely short shoes worn on courts around the world. But everything has changed.
It was the late 90s and everything was started by what to many was the best player of all time: Michael Jordan. The Bulls player has a recurring habit during games: When play is paused, he often bends down and grabs the end of his pants to get some air (as you can see in the photo above these lines).
The problem was that the pants at the time were too short for Jordan’s typical posture, so Talk to the championThe company responsible for making NBA sportswear at the time made these pants longer.
This story is not confirmed, nor is the other variant (Jordan wanted to show off shorter pants under his pants, luckily that’s why he asked for his game pants to be longer), but somehow people It is generally believed that this is Jordan, the promoter of NBA aesthetic change, Of course, this applies to everyone (except John Stockton, the Utah Jazz point guard known for his love of football) shorts the shortness of life).
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Dennis Johnson wearing eighties fashion (Wikipedia).
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Iverson, perhaps the greatest exponent of “baggy shorts” (Wikipedia).
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Oddly enough, Jordan Poole wore new “shorts” (Wikipedia) during his time with the Wolverines,
Things went further. In the early days of the NBA, the “Five Tigers” also brought another stylistic influence, which was the nickname given to NBA players. University of Michigan Wolverinesnamely: Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson.
These players introduced longer pants, Almost to the knee, very wide, very street party style. They were also the promoters of the fashion of wearing black socks instead of the classic white socks.
This ‘shorts’ fad is transferred to the NBA and players are loving it Allen Iverson, LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony They joined without hesitation.
But as you know, in fashion, everything comes in cycles, and lately, those baggy shorts Suburban rappers they don’t get along so well anymore The pants have shrunk againalthough not as much as in the 70s and 80s, but definitely compared to recent fashion.
One reason is comfort or Able to show off leg tattoos. LeBron James, for example, has said that they make them look more professional.
I hope you enjoyed this article. See you tomorrow.