NBA Warns The Kings About Baggy Shorts

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Sacramento Bee - Stu Jackson visited Arco Arena on Friday night, with the NBA's senior vice president of basketball operations explaining he was in town for his annual visit.

That it came the same week the Arco overhead video showed images of Detroit looking like a battered and beaten city during Pistons introductions Tuesday was a coincidence, Jackson said. He said he hasn't viewed the video (and there is no update overall from the NBA on potential fines).

But Jackson did say the NBA has warned the Kings about players' shorts being a tad too long. Rules stipulate shorts must be at least be two inches above the knee.

"We try to work with the teams on this," Jackson said. "If they don't comply, we take action."

The Philadelphia 76ers , for example, were fined $5,000 for excess sag this week. Other teams also have been warned.

 

[iheartBrad]

Yeah I heard about this...I acutally hardly think of this as news (no offense to you or anything x 213 x) especially since every team in the NBA gets warned on a regular basis about the "excess sag"

GO KINGS!

 

[Sum182]

This rule sucks

 

[El Paljasso]

But Jackson did say the NBA has warned the Kings about players' shorts being a tad too long.

remember O-tag, a tad too long is fine by me

 

[tyrant]

sagging and just having baggy shorts are two different things. the players should have the shorts tied tightly around their waste and the length of the shorts should reach their knees. allen iverson sags, jermaine oneal sags; i haven't seen any of our players have this problem.



if our shorts get any shorter we're gonna look like the 1989 jazz.

 

[KingDog]

I think they need to go to the shorts like Shaq is wearing in his new commercial.......You know just for fun........I mean guys my age were made to wear really short shorts when we were in high school...It would be a good pay back at youth for being so ....so ....young.....


OK just kidding......

KD

...oh yea....Geezer in training....

 

[Peja]

That rule is so stupid.They are bball players not tv models,who cares about shorts.Every player has his own stile and way of wearing shorts...

 

[captain bill]

I think they need to go to the shorts like Shaq is wearing in his new commercial.......You know just for fun........I mean guys my age were made to wear really short shorts when we were in high school...It would be a good pay back at youth for being so ....so ....young.....


OK just kidding......

KD

...oh yea....Geezer in training....

or they could just require shaq to wear the short shorts all the time

 

[KingDog]

or they could just require shaq to wear the short shorts all the time

Now you"re talkin..... That"s real entertainment!

 

[Kings113]

A whole lot of the Nuggets always have them baggy and lower than usual. Except for maybe Boykins.

 

[tubiscus]

Stu Jackson couldn't find his A$$ with both hands!!! If I'd known he was there last night I would've demonstrated a "Hard Foul" for him!

 

[HndsmCelt]

So why is it throw back jerseys are cool but throw back shorts an imposition?

 

[VF21]

Yeah I heard about this...I acutally hardly think of this as news (no offense to you or anything x 213 x) especially since every team in the NBA gets warned on a regular basis about the "excess sag"

GO KINGS!

word.

 

[KingDog]

So why is it throw back jerseys are cool but throw back shorts an imposition?

I'm with you on that.
I think it's kind of like revisionist history.I mean. If you're gonna go retro. Why not go all the way. I think it would be really fun for the fans to see how it REALLY was.
KD

 

[VF21]

Heheheheheh. I remember all too well how it was, but propriety requires that I not share too many comments or memories.

 

[Bricklayer]

if our shorts get any shorter we're gonna look like the 1989 jazz.

No, those are called "shorts". Pants which reach mid calf are I believe called clam diggers or capri pants.

 

[Vlad]

No, those are called "shorts". Pants which reach mid calf are I believe called clam diggers or capri pants.

And shorts which reach mid-thigh are called plum smugglers.

by the way, i love this thread.

 

[Bricklayer]

And shorts which reach mid-thigh are called plum smugglers.

by the way, i love this thread.

That's nothing, they used to play in hotpants:

 

[kingsfan916]

OMG this rule is so stupid!!!

 

[Bricklayer]

OMG this rule is so stupid!!!

yes, yes, I know -- the players are oppressed and all that. Dress codes ON the court are evil etc. Its terrible.

 

[PixelPusher]

So why is it throw back jerseys are cool but throw back shorts an imposition?

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