I honestly don't get exactly what this article is trying to say. Is it trying to emphasize the fashion choices of black NBA players and their stylists? Is it trying to emphasize a "new" trend for famous black men in general? Is it trying to kind of ridicule the NBA players for dressing "nerdily?" Or maybe is it trying to emphasize the change in black culture in the past 20 years? This article just seems kinda silly to me. I'm mainly against this article because I've always been deeply invested in what's happening in the fashion industry and what influential/fashionable people are wearing in general. Saying that, what these NBA players are wearing now isn't anything new. At all. It's just stylish. Mostly. By meaning of stylish I am referring to this picture mainly with the player sitting next to Anna W.
The others are somewhat goofy.

Anyway, I am 100% against Morris for referring to fashion choices by the players as "nerdy" attire. Nerds do not wear stuff like that. Nerds, to me, aren't grown men, and a stereotypical nerd does not generally make concious fashion decisions. It's kind of defeating their label as a nerd. When I think of a nerd, I think of a guy who's wearing a white t-shirt, perhaps with a graphic on it, and light wash jeans with some lame tennis shoes, generally around the ages of 11-15. I dont know much about black culture, as I was raised by the typical middle-upper class white family, but I just think the NBA players changing up their style is just a change of times. I think the players definitely had influence from the weird rappers of right now, like OFWGKTA and Kanye, since they do have a pretty unique sense of style and wear it with confidence but… It's not like the players are going to wear "big, creamy sweaters, roomy leather jackets, and substantially karated wristwear" for all of time, since those things really aren't seen as stylish anymore. This article questioning why NBA players have changed their style (and also why Carlton Banks' style isnt nerdy) is like asking why style has changed in America over the past 200 years. It's just a progression of events that happen naturally through the influence of things going on in society.