NBA Will Allow Corporate Logos On Game Jerseys Starting In 2017
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DALLAS (CBSDFW/AP) - The NBA announced on Friday that it will begin allowing one corporate logo on game jerseys starting in the 2017-18 season.
The three-year trial was approved by NBA owners and will take effect when the league's contract with Nike begins. The patches will appear on the front left of the jersey, opposite Nike's logo, and measure about 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches.
Logos appear on international soccer jerseys and many athletes in individual sports wear their sponsors' attire in competition.
Commissioner Adam Silver had said this step was inevitable as an additional revenue generator. WNBA teams already have logos, and NBA clubs were wearing them on practice jerseys.
The sponsor patch will not appear in retail versions of the jerseys, but clubs can sell jerseys with sponsor patches in their team stores.
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