The San Antonio Spurs Kicked Off Their Playoff Run in Matching Black Suits
While the suit-with-sneakers look doesn’t always work—we here at GQ are particularly against the combo at weddings—if there was ever a place to try it, I suppose it’d be before a basketball game. In any event, the threatening pregame uniforms did their job: The Spurs dusted the Blazers in a relatively painless 111-98 win, with Wemby supplying 35 points in his first taste of the playoffs. We’re choosing to believe sharpshooter Julian Champagnie’s shimmering chain, sensible handbag, and stylish loafers were more responsible for the victory than his teammates’ casual footwear. Michael Gonzales/Getty Images Rookie guard Dylan Harper, all of 20 years old, was one of the players who laced up his sneakers with the AMIN threads. In an entrance video captured by the NBA, a smirking Harper revealed that he had not put on a suit since getting drafted in June. Here’s to hoping it won’t be his last time either, as a well-tailored rig is a sight for sore eyes in the modern NBA. The only questions left are whether Olynyk, who’s made …
