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Chicago Bulls bringing back historic pinstripe jerseys
How much of a statement their play will make next season is up for debate, but the Chicago Bulls' statement uniforms are winners. The Bulls are bringing back the pinstripes. This design is inspired by the jerseys worn by the team during the Jordan comeback championship era from 1995-97, as well as in 2007-08 and 2012-13. Chicago brought back Dennis Rodman to show off the vintage look jerseys. The team will wear the jersey on select Statement Edition game nights, which will be announced at a later date (after the NBA releases the upcoming league schedule in the next few weeks). I'll tune into those games just to see the jerseys back on the court.
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- New York Times
LAFC to sign Son Heung-min for MLS-record transfer fee, announce in coming days
LAFC has finalized the transfer of Korean star Son Heung-min for a league-record fee. Son is set to be introduced as an LAFC in the coming days, according to multiple sources briefed on the deal. LAFC will pay Tottenham in the neighborhood of $26.5 million (£20 million) for the winger, sources said. Advertisement Son immediately becomes the highest-profile player in the league besides Lionel Messi and adds an enormous talent to an LAFC team that has consistently been a championship contender. His impact commercially should be enormous, too. South Korean supporters regularly flew to London to watch Son play. Reporters moved to London to cover the star player. Now, he'll be in a Los Angeles market that is home to the largest Korean population in the U.S. (320,000), according to Pew Research Center. It is the largest such population outside of Korea. The 33-year-old announced last week that he would be leaving Tottenham after a decade of service. In that time, Son established himself as one of the most successful players in Spurs history, a tenure capped by winning the UEFA Europa League in the spring. He played his final game for the club in his home country at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. 'Before we start, I just want to share the information that I have decided to leave this club this summer,' Son said on the day before the game. 'It was the most difficult decision I have made in my career. I have spent 10 years at Tottenham. The main reason is that I have achieved everything I can at Tottenham. I need a new environment for a fresh challenge. I'm grateful the club have respected my decision and wish Spurs well for the next season. 'I came to north London as a kid — 23 years old, a very young age, a boy who couldn't speak English. I leave this club as a man. Thank you to all the Spurs fans who have given me so much love. It felt like it was my home. 'I think it is the right time to leave. I hope that everyone understands that and respects that.' Son scored 127 Premier League goals with Spurs and added 71 assists, one of just seven players ranking in the top 20 in both categories alongside legends like Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Mo Salah. He finished as the fifth-highest goal scorer in Tottenham history with 173 goals in all competitions and played more Premier League matches than any other Spurs player with 333. Advertisement 'Sonny is Tottenham,' James Maddison said on Saturday as he prepared to play with Son for the final time. 'And Tottenham is Sonny. It's weird to think about Tottenham Hotspur without Son.' The record fee surpasses the $22 million Atlanta United paid for Middlesbrough forward Emmanuel Latte Lath this winter. ESPN and GiveMeSport previously reported the record fee for Son. Son signing in LA feels almost like a continuation of the Messi effect as more MLS teams look to bring in big name players that can elevate their respective clubs, as well as the league, to a wider audience. When Messi joined MLS, he brought two of his former teammates with him — Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. A year later, another close friend and former teammate signed in Miami: Luis Suárez. But it was important to start to see that momentum move outside of Miami and across the league — and beyond just players on the wrong side of 35. This summer window has now seen three big-name players join, or agree to sign with, MLS teams. Thomas Müller, the 35-year-old Germany and Bayern legend, is set to join the Vancouver Whitecaps. Messi's World Cup-winning teammate Rodrigo De Paul, 31, just signed in Miami. And now Son becomes the marquee player in MLS's biggest West Coast market. Chicago nearly nabbed another big name earlier this summer, but Kevin De Bruyne opted to sign with Napoli instead. Signing marquee players is not necessarily a new phenomenon in the league. In 2015, the league signed Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard, David Villa, Kaká, Steven Gerrard, Gio Dos Santos, Didier Drogba, Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco. But as MLS builds toward the 2026 World Cup and potential foundation-shifting changes in the year to come, it has to start to generate buzz. At the All-Star Game earlier this summer, MLS commissioner Don Garber alluded to the league considering major changes to the calendar, competition and roster rules that could aid those efforts. He called it MLS 3.0. Advertisement If the league can consistently blend those higher-profile signings with its teams' more active stance in the global transfer market, both with young international players and in-prime signings, it could help to push MLS to a higher standard. Son's signing in L.A. represents a step in that direction for a club that has consistently done well in other areas of roster build.
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