NBA forces Iman Shumpert to remove logo from his hairstyle
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Iman Shumpert, the New York Knicks forward known as much for his smooth beats as for his cool hairstyle, has found one 'do that is too much for the NBA.
Shumpert, who endorses Adidas, recently shaved the company's logo into the back of his head. While it might have seemed like a good idea and a neat tribute to Adidas, the NBA was not smiling.
The league contacted Shumpert and forced him to remove the logo, citing a rule in the NBA's rule book: "The only article bearing a commercial 'logo' which can be worn by players is their shoes."
So Shumpert shaved the logo, and now all he's got is an empty triangle. He posted a photo on Instagram of the two looks.
"#banned," Shumpert wrote. "sry @nba didn't realize there were branding issues wit da logo #iPUToN."
At least Shumpert's etching was for his actual sponsor. A few years ago, Marcin Gortat found himself in an uncomfortable situation after Reebok, with whom he had a shoe contract, discovered he had a Jordan Brand/Nike tattoo on his leg.
It is unclear if Shumpert was fined for the logo, but if he was, his is perhaps the second most bizarre fine handed out by the NBA this year. Earlier in the year, the NBA fined San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich $250,000 for sending his star players home instead of having them take the court against the Miami Heat.
The league has also had some issues with social media. Last year it fined J.R. Smith for a graphic twitter photo and Amar'e Stoudamire for using a slur in a direct message. Earlier this year, Stephen Jackson was set back $25,000 for threatening Serge Ibaka on Twitter and Mark Cuban was fined for criticizing officials.
Shumpert, who endorses Adidas, recently shaved the company's logo into the back of his head. While it might have seemed like a good idea and a neat tribute to Adidas, the NBA was not smiling.
The league contacted Shumpert and forced him to remove the logo, citing a rule in the NBA's rule book: "The only article bearing a commercial 'logo' which can be worn by players is their shoes."
So Shumpert shaved the logo, and now all he's got is an empty triangle. He posted a photo on Instagram of the two looks.
"#banned," Shumpert wrote. "sry @nba didn't realize there were branding issues wit da logo #iPUToN."
At least Shumpert's etching was for his actual sponsor. A few years ago, Marcin Gortat found himself in an uncomfortable situation after Reebok, with whom he had a shoe contract, discovered he had a Jordan Brand/Nike tattoo on his leg.
It is unclear if Shumpert was fined for the logo, but if he was, his is perhaps the second most bizarre fine handed out by the NBA this year. Earlier in the year, the NBA fined San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich $250,000 for sending his star players home instead of having them take the court against the Miami Heat.
The league has also had some issues with social media. Last year it fined J.R. Smith for a graphic twitter photo and Amar'e Stoudamire for using a slur in a direct message. Earlier this year, Stephen Jackson was set back $25,000 for threatening Serge Ibaka on Twitter and Mark Cuban was fined for criticizing officials.
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It's the best for him. With Adidas' rep ? woulda ended up with a torn trapezius.
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But don't Adidas make the uni's tho? Dumb ? .
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Since when is your hair considered and "article being worn."
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? adidas. rg III, derrick rose, and kevin ware have destroyed body parts in those ?
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yall trippin the shoes aint cause them injuries...
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What if you have a logo tatted on u like the Jordan logo.
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This ? aint threadworty. ? that ?
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They should have made him cut that ? all the way off his head. Him and Norris Cole.
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Of course its Adidas fault the players get injured. If only Rondo, Bynum, Brandon Roy, Rubio, David West,Greg Oden, Steph Curry wore Nike they would be safe from knee or ankle injuries................oh wait
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Of course its Adidas fault the players get injured. If only Rondo, Bynum, Brandon Roy, Rubio, David West,Greg Oden, Steph Curry wore Nike they would be safe from knee or ankle injuries................oh wait
Roy and Oden.
Well damn. My Nikes might need to get retired. -
Iman and Norris looking like Big Daddy Kane out there lol
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Stern like ? out here
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Rubio does wear Adidas I think.
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These niggs don't even own they own hair no more. ? damn.
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Aston_Dantana wrote: »Rubio does wear Adidas I think.
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They should have made him cut that ? all the way off his head. Him and Norris Cole.
I thought I was the only person that thought dude's hairstyle is annoying as hell. -
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BlackxChild wrote: »What if you have a logo tatted on u like the Jordan logo.
Its got to be covered. Gortat got that logo tatted on his leg and he gots to pull his sock to cover it. -
Truth Writer wrote: »These niggs don't even own they own hair no more. ? damn.
Stern couldn't control A.I. so once he was out the league he found a way to do it lol.
Good Thing it's his last year as Commish.
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Adidas sneakers is the equivalent to the Madden curse.
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Why do people think that there is no sacrifice for cashing them fat ass checks. Just like if you're a top exec for a fortune 500 company. No matter how good you are at your job you can't come to work with face tats, levis and polos. I ain't caping for Stern but ijs.
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if stearn could tell the dark skin players to remove their dark skin he would
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Who gave Marcin Gortat a shoe contract? Not even Payless is that thirsty.
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Shumpert and Cole are a part of the "Bringing '88 Back" movement even though Shumpert was born in 1990 and Cole was born in October of 1988 (Yeah, Norris saw all of two and a half months meaning he probably don't remember nothing of what was going down back then) :-<