
NBA jerseys are getting ads

Just days after the NBA’s regular season went out in a double-blaze of Steph Curry/Kobe Bryant glory, NBA owners voted Friday to allow ads on players jerseys starting in two years.
It’s not much, teams will sell a 2.5-inch square patch, quite a bit less than say, soccer uniforms.
Commissioner Adam Silver says the program should bring in about $100 million.
Still, just no.
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