Response to "Rise of the NBA Nerd"

I think that in this article Wesley Morris is arguing that Black athletes in the NBA are dressing like nerds because they want to show that they are different from the rest of the NBA players who are just throwing on t-shirts and sweatpants and talking to the reporters in that attire. I don't agree with this argument because i think they are doing it more than just to be different. I think this select group of NBA stars are dressing like this because they have all this money to spend, why not buy expensive clothes that also look nice. I also think they are dressing like this because they have so many younger kids who look up to them. By dressing this way, they may be trying to send a message to all of the kids that look up to them that you don't have to have your pants around your knees. It seems as though these NBA players are trying to change the way that younger basketball players are dressing. I can see this happening in college and in high school sports. over the past couple of years i have noticed that a lot of younger athletes are trading in the t-shirts and gym shorts for kakis, button up collared shirts and ties.

To conclude i think Wesley Morris was close in his examination of why the NBA stars are dressing this way recently. It think that it has a lot more to do with the fact that they have the money to spend on these very nice expensive clothes. It has even more to do with setting a good example for all of the younger generations of basketball players and in general just athletes on how they should dress in public.