ESPN.com · Dec 23, 2024
Looking back at the best Christmas Day NBA jerseys
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The NBA Christmas Day slate of games is always a gift, but a certain tradition has been missing from the holiday season in recent years: Christmas jerseys.
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So, what happened?
The answer is simple: Nike took over the NBA's uniform contract from Adidas in 2017 and did not continue the festive looks of its predecessor.
Bah, humbug.
