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Well, we knew this day was coming since the NBA announced it last year, but that doesn’t mean we have to like seeing advertising on a team’s uniforms.
You can’t stop “progress” though and so here we have our fist look at the Brooklyn Nets uniform with a, uh, red(?) patch on it advertising for something called Infor.
NEWS: We’re looking forward to the future, and we're proud that @Infor will be a part of it. pic.twitter.com/EAUgekqz2e
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 8, 2017
Anyone here know what Infor is? Yeah, me neither.
According to that Twitter link there above, “Infor builds business software for specific industries in the cloud. With 15,000 employees and over 90,000 customers, Infor software is designed for progress.”
Ummm… okay then.
Man, can you imagine some of the all time greats playing with ads on their jerseys back in the day? Jordan with an ad on his classic red Bulls uni? Dr. J with an ad on his iconic Sixers gear? Bird with some sponsor’s logo on his Celtics jersey?
Ugh.
Reaction on Twitter was pretty much universally the same…
. @BrooklynNets & @Infor, fixed it for you. pic.twitter.com/fKw6BT3dho
— Mike King (@MikeKing00) February 8, 2017
this is the ugliest thing I've ever seen "Hey we got these sleek black/white jerseys. Why not put a red square on them"
— Spenser (@spenser034) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/JAVI3R_EDM/status/829327076851384321
I'm infor your lottery picks xo
— Celtics Australia ☘️ (@celticaustralia) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/JoshCruzz/status/829328688667828225
delete
— Hool NBA 🏀 (@Hool_NBA) February 8, 2017
@World_Wide_Wob @Infor I fixed it for you guys….You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/LDD020ynLw
— Mike McKinley (@mmckinley11) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/FNTSYaddict/status/829313469459619840
I will never buy another jersey
— Gio 🇵🇷 (@GioHerns) February 8, 2017
Guys. Seriously. That looks absolutely awful.
— Michael Salerno (@MikeNJD) February 8, 2017
wow that is just hideous looking. I was gonna buy a jersey soon. Guess not anymore, I'm gonna go throw up instead
— Robbie Alpz (@RobbieAlpz) February 8, 2017
You're "Looking forward" to the day when NBA jerseys look like NASCAR fire suits?
— m swanson (@mswanson3000) February 8, 2017
— will (@llesuoh) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/feinroz/status/829339968644452352
Brooklyn just keeps getting L's this year. LOL
— Ismael Sandiego (@HeyFilipinoGuy) February 8, 2017
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
— Fewxie (@Fewxie) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/BillSullivan82/status/829335794611478529
Fixed it for you. @BrooklynNets @Infor pic.twitter.com/ERou4HOPIk
— Nasher (@TheNasher61) February 8, 2017
Actually, that last one there I might be able to live with… barely.