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The 6 eras of NBA fashion — from restrained to radical | Mitchell S. Jackson
11 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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What are you wearing, and why? This is the question that writer and TED Fellow Mitchell S. Jackson asks as he unpacks the six eras of NBA style. Tracing an arc from Bill Russell to Lebron James and beyond, he explores how players use fashion on and off the court to challenge the limits placed upon them — revealing a deeper story about culture, identity and power.

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