Suit Up! Thanks to CP, Thunder Struts New Threads Before Game

By Nick Gallo | Broadcast Reporter & Digital Editor | mailbag@okcthunder.com

A couple weeks ago, Thunder players stuck around after practice for some measurements. Unlike the NBA Rookie Combine, they weren’t being tested on their height without shoes, their hand size or their vertical leap. They weren’t even being fitted for a new uniform. Instead, tailors were getting inseams and arm lengths at the behest of Chris Paul as he got each of his teammates sized up for a custom-fitted suit.

By Wednesday morning, the suits had come in, just in time for every Thunder player arrived at Chesapeake Energy Arena showing off their new look. Paul arrived in a powerful dark blue suit with white pin…