John Stockton Shorts

I accidentally fell into a Wikipedia Hole last night when I realized Christian Laettner was the only dude on the original Dream Team not to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as an individual. Poor guy.

But more importantly, I discovered that John Stockton was the last guy in the NBA to rock the short shorts…all the way through his final season in 2003.

…Stockton is the epitome of keeping it real and staying true to oneself. When the league started getting younger and the shorts started to get baggier, Stockton still wore those infamous short shorts.

In the early 90′s, Jordan was the trendsetter for the baggy shorts and it caught on like wildfire. Before long, everyone was rocking the shorts just above the knee, and sometimes longer. Even Stockton’s teammate Karl Malone made the change. Not Stockton, he refused to sell out and kept his shorts 3 to 5 inches above the knees. Not because he wanted to be different, but because that’s just who he was. From 1984 to 2003, Stockton’s shorts remained the same. While the style of the uniform may have changed, the length was never touched. (cont.)

When I was in 3rd grade, my parents and I went to Salt Lake City for a bowling tournament. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to go to Utah Jazz game, but there were purple jerseys and ballcaps and sweatshirts all over the place. (Because really, what else does Utah have to celebrate other than Mormons and basketball). Anyhow, between my dad and I, we must’ve brought home every kind of memorabilia that had John Stockton or Karl Malone on it.

I would kill to find those short shorts though.
I love a good short short.