Tag: Merchandising

P.J. Tucker will release a new …

P.J. Tucker will release a new limited-edition collection of clothing items next week to help promote awareness of coronavirus safety measures and raise funds for the Houston Food Bank and local businesses and vendors. Tucker announced that he and The Better Generation will make items available for a preorder through the weekend or while supplies last. The items will include long and short sleeve shirts, shorts and a baseball cap and feature COVID-19 awareness graphics.

“We all came together and said we …

“We all came together and said we wanted to do something positive,” Tucker said. “With so much negativity and so much stuff going on right now in the world, we wanted to do something to give back and help out. We’re doing three different shirts, three different shorts and a hat. There is a social distancing logo and messaging on the back with the logo for the store.”

One of the subjects McCollum discussed …

One of the subjects McCollum discussed in the podcast was Tom Brady’s recent decision to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. According to the Blazers guard, he understands and respects Brady’s decision here, and even said that he was going to buy Brady’s new Bucs jersey. “I am a huge Browns fan, but I’m not going to lie to you, I will be getting a Tom Brady Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey,” McCollum admitted on the latest episode of his Pull Up Podcast, via . “It’s only right that I do just that. It doesn’t change my fandom or my love for the Browns. It’s just a nod and understanding that this is a great player that’s taken his talents to a different market and I respect it.”

Do not dismiss the importance of …

Do not dismiss the importance of Bobbleheads to NBA players. While some might criticize the likeness —they always think they’re more handsome— players see the promotion as a you-have-arrived moment. “When they told me, ‘Hey, we’re going to do it,’ I was like, ‘Man, that’s so cool,” said Spencer Dinwiddie, whose bobblehead was based on Marvel’s Ironman, “Y’all not only thought about me but are going through the hoops to make it my favorite superhero.” Bobbleheads are big in the NBA, as Nick Friedell of ESPN wrote last week. By the end of this season, 18 teams will have participated in 33 bobblehead giveaways, according to the league. The grand total: 336,500 bobbleheads distributed.

If you went shopping at the NBA …

If you went shopping at the NBA flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, you may have noticed some very enthusiastic greeters or even very tall, muscular cashiers working at the register. Those greeters and people on the floor of the store wearing name tags were actually NFL players participating in the NFL Players Association externship program. The three-week internship is called an “externship,” representing the real-world experience the pro sports players get to participate in.

D.J. White, currently on the Dallas …

D.J. White, currently on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad roster, majored in business administration at Georgia Tech. At the NBA Store, he tried his hand at customizing basketball jerseys. As he created a Clippers jersey for his favorite NBA player, Kawhi Leonard, he adjusted the lettering on the back of the jersey to spell out Leonard’s nickname, “Klaw.” “I feel like the ‘L’ and the ‘A’ are right off the ‘NBA,’” said White as he was about the use the hot press to seal the jersey letters.