7 thoughts on “NBA Jersey Licensing – Overview by Brand

  • December 19, 2016 at 7:55 am
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    This is really helpful. Thanks

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  • February 12, 2019 at 6:49 am
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    So I just saw a Jordan Adidas jersey in red stitched with no Adidas logo on the right chest; looks authentic. How is this possible? was there a way to customize a jersey during Adidas’ run as uniform sole provider of all types of jerseys?

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    • March 1, 2019 at 9:21 pm
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      Sorry, I don’t really know much about Adidas jerseys. My expertise is limited to 1980s – early 2000s and mainly Sand-Knit and Champion.

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  • July 14, 2019 at 10:56 am
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    Hi, im looking for info in my Champion cleveland cavaleers 23 James jersey. Mine is made in Korea and “designed exclusively for the players of the nba”. Ots more of a red than a wine color so my stepdad is saying its a fake. But it looks legit to me. I coukd send photos?

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    • July 19, 2019 at 6:47 pm
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      Champion stopped making replica jerseys after the 2001-2002 season (before Lebron started playing). So it would have to be a Champion Europe jersey. The letter/numbers would be dye sublimation (part of the fabric, not shiny/rubbery like heat press). It would NOT have numerical size on the jocktag, but rather M, L, XL. And on the inside hemline should be a label that says “Designed and Marketed by Champion Europe.” If the jersey is authentic, meaning it has sewn tackle twill logo/numbers/letters, it’s definitely a fake since Champion Europe was only authorized to make replicas. The fact you say the tag says “Made in Korea” sounds like it’s a fake authentic jersey, because the Champion Europe replica jerseys do not have any manufacturing info on the jock tag or neck tag.

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      • April 18, 2020 at 4:38 am
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        Hey,
        I’m from Germany. I have a Cavaliers Champion Europe Jersey from Lebron James with sewn twill Logo/numbers. I’m a 100% sure that it is real tho. There was a short time, probably in 2005 when you could buy some NBA jerseys here in Germany with sewn twill numbers/logos. I bought it at a serious big name store named Kickz. I think they only had them for one season.

        Best,
        Simon

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        • August 7, 2020 at 1:36 pm
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          Sorry, I’m not as familiar with the Champion Europe jerseys. But I believe Champion was only able to create/sell replica jerseys in Europe due to license that Reebok had at that time.

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