“When [Michael Jordan] made his way into the NBA [in 1984], he wanted to keep his college experience close by….But Jordan’s UNC short shorts wouldn’t fit under his Chicago Bulls short shorts, so he had to wear baggy, knee-length Bulls shorts instead….
“Soon, these extra long shorts became the favored style. By 2003, almost every single NBA player had jettisoned the short shorts….”
I’m wondering if 2003 is a typo. Certainly it was more like 1993 after the Fab Five from Michigan had made them popular as his article goes on to describe.
Apparently the short shorts are becoming popular again in both the NBA & the NCAA.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/03/08/college-basketball-short-shorts-michael-jordan-fab-five/98891284/
Hemlines go up, hemlines go down…. But I don’t expect to live to see them go up this far again…
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