Late in the 2013-14 season, before Donald Sterling hit and before recently-appointed NBA commissioner Adam Silver received sainthood status, The New Guy revealed in an interview with Bleacher Report's Howard Beck that he might consider dumping the much-criticized sleeved jerseys that have dotted the NBA landscape over the last two years . You know the things, because even as a mild consumer of the NBA, you can't help see the things. Their rollout with the Golden State Warriors in 2012-13 was widely covered. The next season, the NBA decided to outfit each of the teams playing on its Christmas Day-long national TV showcase in jerseys that could charitably described as "RUDDY AWFUL." Dirk Nowitzki complained – on Twitter, during the middle of that showcase, for all of his one and a quarter million followers and lord knows how many re-tweeters to see. Mark Cuban complained . Beno Udrih complained . Smarmy writers complained . Jarrett Jack complained . Robin Lopez complained . Stephen Curry complained . Most importantly, LeBron James complained . Now, according to the two most important voices you listen to when it comes to such things (retailers, and those who cover the...