Stance, the NBA’s exclusive provider of socks, revealed what the socks for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game will look like on Thursday.
They’re pretty standard for All-Star gear, but as they’ve done with every team, Stance does a terrific job. Seriously, I’ve been having a love affair with these socks all year long (the Hornets, oh my) despite not owning a pair. As far as gym socks go, these certainly beat my ankle-high black Filas. Have a look:
As a refresher, here’s what the jerseys will look like.
There’s another twist to the socks for the weekend – the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday will see rookies and sophomores wear an OVO-inspired sock. This, to me, suggests at lease one of those teams could be wearing black and gold.
But what of the Drake-coached Celebrity team‘s socks? We have no word on it.
Here’s some further detail on the socks, as Stance provided for SLAM:
The Western Conference sock, which is red-and-white, and the Eastern Conference sock, a complimentary blue-and-white, are both colored to accentuate the uniform. The embroidered Stance logo on the front of each sock is gold, to represent the magnitude of the 65th All-Star Game, while the NBA logo on the back is encased in a Toronto-associated maple leaf. The cuff of each sock incorporates a ring of multiple colors that pays homage to the same stripe on the uniform. Meanwhile, in an effort to memorialize the Game, the footbed includes the phrase TO16.
The All-Star Game is not the only event getting a commemorative on-court sock in Toronto. On Friday night, during the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, rookies and sophomores will don special footwear. The black-and-gold sock owes its design to both the event’s uniform and the Toronto Raptors’ alternate team colors. The gold Stance and NBA embroideries serve as a reminder of the gravity of the event.
You can buy these socks for $28.
Photos courtesy: SLAM
