The NBA as we know it could change forever. Things are fairly simple at this point when it comes to what NBA players wear. Sure, we get some cool alternate team jerseys and some players have their own shoes. Or some guys wear headbands and others have leg or arm sleeves. But accessorizing in the NBA hasn’t seen anything yet.
If recent buzz is any indication, custom basketball uniforms as we know them are about to get, well, enhanced.
Nike CEO Mark Parker reportedly spoke to NBA owners at a recent conference and detailed a plan to incorporate all types of technology in player uniforms in the near future. While that could mean various types of things depending on how wild your imagination can run, Parker specifically noted “body monitors” and “self-lacing sneakers”.
We can probably pump the “Back to the Future” breaks for the moment, but it’s clear that Nike is interested in spicing things up on the basketball court. That could potentially include enhanced shoes, jerseys and other accessories players could wear. Nike already unveiled a shoe in 2012 that could track different types of player data, and that fusion of tech and sport appears to be something one of the top apparel companies in the world isn’t interested in halting.
The news makes you wonder what we can expect on the hardwood in the not too distant future. Something tells me we’re a few years away from a hover board or x-ray vision goggles, though.
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