TO ME, the only serious issue concerning the NBA approving a three-year trial period of allowing advertising patches on team jerseys was addressed on Wednesday.
According to a report by ESPN sports/business analyst Darren Rovell, the league will not allow teams to sell uniform advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, gambling or media agencies.
Fantasy sports businesses are a gray area as far being gambling. The NBA allows marketing deals with those types of companies but will not allow their logos on the uniforms.
I'm not adverse to competitors of Nike, but considering the league signed an eight-year apparel deal with the company that will kick in for the 2017-18 season, I can understand that restriction.