There will be no more dress-down days in the NBA. The league announced on Monday that a minimum dress code will go into effect at the start of the regular season on Nov. 1.
Players will be expected to wear business casual attire whenever they participate in team or league activities, including arriving at games, leaving games, and making promotional or other appearances.
While the league may be trying to present a better image to its corporate partners, some of its players fear that they may lose out on the core fan base.
"We don't really sell to big business," Phoenix Suns guard Raja Bell said. "We sell to kids and people who are into the NBA hip-hop world. They may be marketing to the wrong people with this."
Some teams already have their own dress code in place.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillian is known for his strict rules, including bans on headbands and on cellphones on the team bus.
Players will no longer be able to wear sleeveless shirts; shorts; T-shirts; chains, pendants or medallions worn over the player's clothes; sunglasses while indoors or headphones (other than on the team bus or plane, or in the team locker room).
Jerseys and baseball caps will no longer be acceptable attire for postgame press conferences.
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