To NBA fans. It’s more than a uniform on the field – it’s a style

NBA teams have long gone beyond the basketball courts. Today they compete not only in the tournament gridiron of one of the most prestigious competitions, but also scale their club brand, forcing fans around the world to line up in front of sports stores and buy last year’s capsule collections at auctions.

We present the five most expensive teams in the history of American basketball according to Forbes and tell you about their loyal fans and official stores where you can buy products with club symbols.

“New York Knicks

Founding date: 1946
Championship seasons: 1970, 1973
Value: $ 4 billion
Owner: Madison Square Garden (MSG)
Color: orange and blue

The love of the people of the Big Apple for the Knicks knows no time and no bounds. Among the celebrities in the stands were actors Spike Lee and Ben Stiller. But one of the most loyal Knickerbockers fans is considered to be director Woody Allen.

Limited edition Knicks merch collections in Rossi can be found on the official website of nike.ru store, and for a classic fan cap, like Woody Allen’s, you’ll have to go straight to the stadium or place an order in the official NBA store.

“Los Angeles Lakers

Founding date: 1947
Championship seasons: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010.
Value: $ 3.7 billion
Owners: Jerry Bass Family Trust, Philip Anschutz.
Color: purple-yellow

Only the Los Angeles Lakers can compete with the Knicks in terms of star fans. Globally, there are two good reasons for that: the team’s 16-time championship and the proximity of the Hollywood Hills. But despite everything, one of the most loyal celebrities in the Lakers stands for more than 20 years remains actor Jack Nicholson, a native of New York … such is the irony.

You can buy the club’s stylish purple-and-yellow merch in Russia on the official nike.ru website, and the game uniforms can be seen here.

“Golden State Warriors.

Date of foundation: 1946
Championship seasons: 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018
Value: $ 3.5 billion
Owners: Joe Jacob, Peter Guber
Color: blue-yellow

The Golden State Warriors team is lucky because when talking about their fans, they don’t have to stick out the names of celebrities in front of them at all. That’s because their fans do something unusual all the time. For example, not so long ago, one of the Warriors’ loyal fans Nim Sherp climbed to the top of Mount Everest. After that he took out the jersey of his favorite player and stretched it for a photo on the highest peak of our planet.

You can choose a T-shirt, sweatshirt or warm socks for conquering personal Everest on the website nike.ru and in the online store.

“Chicago Bulls

Date of foundation: 1966
Championship seasons: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Value: $ 2.9 billion
Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf
Color: Red-Black

The No. 1 fan for the Bulls is Barack Obama himself. In one of his interviews, the 44th president of the United States admitted that he doesn’t miss a single broadcast with his favorite team and gladly goes to the court if there is an opportunity to watch live. The main reason is that before his eight-year presidency he was a senator from the state of Illionois and spent a lot of time in Chicago.

You can buy a collectible Christmas jersey with the Bulls logo now on the official NBA website, and look for other fan merch at nike.ru.

“Boston Celtics

Founding date: 1946
Championship seasons: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008.
Cost: $2.8 billion
Owners: Vic Grousbeck, Steve Pagliuca, Robert Epstein, Irving Grousbeck.
Color: White and green

TV host Maria Menounos made our list for a reason. And it’s not even about her natural beauty. At one of the games Menounos supported the Celtics so loudly and impulsively that at the final game against the Lakers, Jack Nicholson himself asked to kick the girl out of the gym.

You can see the team’s game uniforms here, look for trendy clover sweatshirts at nike.ru, and go to the NBA website for exclusive releases and a lovely Christmas sweater.

Exclusive. Limited edition collections and the trendiest NBA colaborations

• Timberland NBA Collection. A fresh take on a familiar silhouette

The collaboration between the NBA and Timberland takes on a new twist with a limited edition footwear collection
NBA x Timberland Collection. Each shoe model reflects the pride of the basketball club,
of which the wearer is a fan. Signature colors of famous teams,
unique details in the form of legendary logos and, of course, the favorite shoes Timberland
reflect the fiery temperament and desire to make a name for themselves like the players of the National Basketball Association.
Basketball Association players.

The collection features five models, the key one being the black EAST VS.
WEST with the logos of the National Basketball Association’s Eastern and Western Conference teams.
Association. The legendary six-inch shoe is given a new season with a new interpretation, dedicated to the collaboration with the NBA.
interpretation of the legendary six-inch shoe for the new season.

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• Converse Chuck Taylor. Fashion in the NBA began with them

Converse All Star basketball shoes were introduced in 1917. Three decades later, when the first NBA season was underway, every professional player wore these sneakers. NBA champion Julius “Dr. J” Irving, who was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in 50 Years in 1996, recalls his childhood: “The first time I saw basketball on TV, my favorite players wore Chuck Taylor. Those were the shoes I wanted to get.” Not only did Julius become a legendary player, but he was also featured in Converse’s advertising campaigns in the ’70s.

The 2017 collection features a slew of fan-favorite indispensable models. Among them – six variations of Chuck Taylor with the symbols of the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. Right now, it can only be found from “resellers” on Avito and Amazon.

But the reboot of the classic Chuck Taylor model happens year after year and pleases fans of the brand with new readings. The current old-school-inspired release can be found on the website.

• Nike Air Force 1. A revolutionary model in the history of basketball

The Nike Air Force 1 is a low-top basketball sneaker for men that was first introduced in 1982 and forever wrote its name in the history of athletic footwear. It was the Air Force 1 that became the first Nike basketball sneakers to utilize the Air cushioning Air.

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