Golden State Warriors Unveil New Sleeved Uniforms

Go ahead, double take. Yep, you read that right, SLEEVES. The Warriors decided that players have only been balling in tank tops for 120 years, so it obviously isn't a staple of the game. Pause.

Harrison Barnes and the W's will debut these Feb. 22 against the Spurs on ESPN.

The sad thing about this new look is that the aesthetics of the jersey are actually really cool. I really love the Warriors in all yellow, and the franchise's jerseys are definitely top five in my book, especially with their recent venture away from their awkward morphsuit mascot era of the early 2000s. But the sleeves, for me, and probably most others, ruin it. I'm even perfectly fine with the pinstriped shorts that don't match the plain gold tops, but I can't do sleeves in basketball. I just can't.


However, there are a few obvious positives to this new uniform concept that make it a little better. Dubbed the Adizero Short Sleeve NBA Uniform System, the jerseys are 26 percent lighter than the current Adidas ones, and while I've never really heard a player griping about how heavy their unis are, lighter can never be bad.

Add to that the fact that you can finally rock an NBA jersey despite letting your biceps go uncontrollably since you graduated college, got hitched and raised three kids. It's a real problem that NBA dads are going through, and it's about time someone from the inside helps these poor victims out. Honestly, though, I do see these flying off shelves for Warriors fans due some to its groundbreaking nature, but unfortunately more to its fat covering material placement.

In conclusion, it looks awesome, it makes a ton of sense, but I will never be fine with sleeved NBA uniforms. View a few more flicks below, and head down to the comments section to let me know what y'all think...

Front view of the Swingman version that will be available on NBAStore.com starting Feb. 25th

Back view.