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Well, you knew that liberals would get angry at something related to the NBA playoffs, and it has nothing to do with how irritating the Golden State Warriors are.\u00a0 Instead it deals with the letters on their playoff hats being partially covered in a way that might make the hats look like they support the National Rifle Association.<\/p>\n
Yes, really.\u00a0\u00a0 Lidblog<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>has the details:<\/p>\n Each team\u2019s hat contains its logo, along with the league\u2019s, and the words \u201c2018 NBA Finals.\u201d Or at least, that\u2019s what the intention. The teams\u2019 logos were rendered a little too large, however, causing them to overlap and obscure the text. Instead of \u201cNBA Finals,\u201d the hats appear to read \u201cNRA<\/em>\u00a0Finals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And it apparently did rile up some liberals, who apparently just can\u2019t stand the idea that organizations exist to support the second amendment.\u00a0 One person tweeted, \u201cSomebody at the @NBA<\/a> really dropped the ball with these hats. Does anyone else see 2018 NRA FINALS? Decrease the font, and make sure it clearly says NBA, guys. #Warriors<\/a> #Rockets<\/a> #NBAPlayoffs<\/a> #GSWvsHOU<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n Somebody at the @NBA<\/a> really dropped the ball with these hats. Does anyone else see 2018 NRA FINALS? Decrease the font, and make sure it clearly says NBA, guys. #Warriors<\/a>#Rockets<\/a>#NBAPlayoffs<\/a>#GSWvsHOU<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/CGVrb3LmKX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mike \u2018Has The Biggest Button\u2019 Timko<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Others laughed, congratulating the NBA for finally supporting gun rights, while some said the players should throw the hats in the garbage can.<\/p>\n Of course, the hats\u2019 political message were completely unintentional.\u00a0 According to Lidblogs:<\/p>\n The NBA has taken great pains to disassociate itself from any marketing involving guns or gun terminology. In 1997, the Washington Bullets were renamed the Washington Wizards because then-owner Abe Pollin thought the nickname conjured up associations with street violence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It seems like politics seeps into every single aspect of American life\u2026\u00a0 and this latest hat kerfuffle shows that this will not be abating any time soon.<\/p>\n At least \u2014 maybe \u2014 it adds a little bit of drama to an otherwise frustrating series.<\/p>\n Hat Tip: Lidblog<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Image Credit:\u00a0By Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA (LeBron James) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It seems like politics seeps into every single aspect of American life…\u00a0 and this latest hat kerfuffle shows that this will not be abating any time soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3038,"featured_media":2174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-2165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lebron-james"],"yoast_head":"\n\n