What year did they start wearing longer shorts, instead of the short shorts?
2007-10-08 15:18:13 · 9 answers · asked by balrr4life 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
This occurred when Michael Jordan was drafted by the Bulls in 1984. He wanted to wear his "lucky" NC Tar Heels shorts underneath his game shorts. Therefore, he went with a longer, looser short in order to accomplish this. SHortly after this a large majority of the players decided to change to this style.
However, some guys still hung on to the shorter ones, John Stockton and Charles Barkley were two.
2007-10-08 15:56:20 · answer #1 · answered by Andy H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's really no exact year. It was a gradual change that began in the late 80's when Michael Jordan started wearing longer and baggier shorts though not yet those almost knee-length ones worn by today's players. By the early 90's the Bulls and a few other teams had followed the trend, and by the mid-90's everyone, except John Stockton, wore those long baggy shorts. By the new milleneum, these hip-hop kids led by Iverson took it to the next level - they wore baggier knee-length shorts. So I say it was a gradual transition.
2007-10-08 15:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by bundini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Im not really sure. I remember seeing barkley wearing the short shorts..... so must have been sometime in the 90's
It may have started with the Fab Five at Michigan and then trickled into the pro game. It was said they (the fab 5) were shunned because they wore black socks and baggy shorts with their shirts untucked .
Iverson was also influential. In his biography it talks about how his cornrows were precieved, and how he basically made them popular/acceptable among players and non players.
Overall, it coencides precisely with the hip-hopization of the NBA and basketball, and to a greater extent youth culture in general. Players, especialy from the mecca (NYC), who were in highschool and middle school at the time hip hop (most notably labels Bad Boy and Death Row) began to dominate their airwaves; Wu-tang, Jay-Z and Nas too. Today hip-hop is part of pop culture, and hip-hop is definately part of the NBA culture.
2007-10-08 15:48:53 · answer #3 · answered by Borislaw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Began in late '80s, pioneered by Michael Jordan. Really picked up speed in early '90s and by the late '90s it was standard for almost all players.
2007-10-08 17:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by lupin_1375 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Around the mid/late 90's.
2007-10-08 15:45:44 · answer #5 · answered by U2fan43 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1989-1990
2007-10-08 20:18:09 · answer #6 · answered by Amo la pallacanestro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the Lakers lost to the Pistons in 2004 in the finals 4-1.
2016-05-19 03:06:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mid 90's
2007-10-08 16:04:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
micheal jordan started it
2007-10-08 17:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by mjordan3389 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋