10 photos in galleryEveryone says the NBA Draft is usually the worst-dressed night in pro sports. I was expecting insanity, and what I got was… some bow ties, rogue sleeves, a couple jackets that don’t close… That’s not NBA-level crazy; that’s barbershop quartet tomfoolery. Which is not to say that it was a parade of glory, but seriously, what happened? Did some enemy of fun step in and try to tone down the madness? BOO, sir or madam. BOO.
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In that first shot they are all making their hands into jock straps.
Did someone tell them all to pose the exact same way? Are they all afraid of getting racked in the jewels? Inquiring minds want to know.
I think they look adorable! I love men in suits with some pizazz. The last guy was my favorite. Love his bow tie!
They don’t have all the money yet to purchase the custom suits. But soon…
HAHAHAHAHA to the last one. glad i wasn’t the only one who noticed….
OMG! I was just amused by the sad little OutKast bowtie attempt and then realized I could see the clear outline of his Andre 3000! MY EYES.
Of the UNC Tar Heels going to the NBA, Kendall Marshall is by far the best dresser, but inexplicably he wasn’t invited to the draft. Also, he told his agent not to tell him who was drafting him because he wanted to be genuinely surprised (teams usually call before pick is made official so the draftees usually know they are about to hear their name). So we missed out on what would have been an awesome three-piece suit AND a genuine reaction. Booooooo, NBA. Boooooo.
Not to pick another nit, but Cleveland’s No. 4 pick was Dion Waiters, not Walters. So his name is a) weirder than you initially thought and b) reminiscent of the people who bring you food. And Diet Coke.
To be fair to Davis, New Orleans’s new owner is changing the team name and quite possibly the colors, so perhaps he was just trying to stay neutral in case it got announced before the draft.
Aww. You didn’t show TRob in his 3 piece.
Rock Chalk!
Nice kid, nice suit. I hope good things come for him, he’s had a rough go.
This is THE BEST. Thanks for the laugh, Heather.
My Tar Heel boys cleaned up pretty well, but Kendall Marshall was indeed missed.
As for the others, I could only grimace at the various plaid shirts. What were they thinking? They all looked like gingham tablecloths for the Sunday summer picnic with those things under otherwise sharp jackets and ties.
They all have only the top button of their jacket buttoned – is that how the kids are doing it now? Or is that how it’s always been done and I’m just unaware?
That is indeed the “proper” way to button a jacket while standing. Apparently the aristocracy started it back in the whenever century to distinguish themselves from common folk. Then the common folk started doing it. It’s an old-school rule, but I still can’t wear a suit and button all the jacket buttons.
Husky raptor. Snork.
“He is so tall that it’s almost easier for David Stern to shake his wang than his hand.”
You’re on fire today, Heather. I worry that you’re just a post away from some Yo Mama snaps.
I am sensing some sarcasm.
Given how many “Fear the Brow” and “Bow to the Brow” shirts popped up all around Kentucky this year — not to mention paper brows to add to your own face — I don’t blame Davis for trademarking it.
Plus, although not the most attractive natural feature, I kind of love that he has embraced it as his. If he makes money off a feature he used to be taunted for, that is kind of awesome.
Well, “post up” just took on new meaning for me and NOT in the traditional basketball slang sense.
Feh. None of them is wearing a dress. The NBA is just dull without Dennis Rodman.
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That brow looks ridiculous. I think the part about the trademarking that really annoyed me was how he said his look is unique. Yeah tell that to Frida Kahlo and Bert. They beat you to that.