Staples Center on court wordmark

[goforbroke]

I noticed during last night's Clippers-Knicks game that the Staples Center on-court wordmark now looks a lot more like the Staples logo.

Specifically the L now has the top curved in like a staple, just like in the Staples store logo. I don't know if it's exactly the same, because the L still looks kinda "pointy" instead of rounded off, but its a lot closer than it used to be.

Is this new this year? I thought NBA courts weren't allowed to have compaany logos on the court, even if its the name of the arena. Usually they make the company use a different font or something so its not a brand-name logo.

Here's some terrible pics:

OLD:

NEW: (must be a preseason game because its the Lakers court without Lakers playing)

Staples logo

[njmeadowlanders]

I noticed during last night's Clippers-Knicks game that the Staples Center on-court wordmark now looks a lot more like the Staples logo.

Specifically the L now has the top curved in like a staple, just like in the Staples store logo. I don't know if it's exactly the same, because the L still looks kinda "pointy" instead of rounded off, but its a lot closer than it used to be.

Is this new this year? I thought NBA courts weren't allowed to have compaany logos on the court, even if its the name of the arena. Usually they make the company use a different font or something so its not a brand-name logo.

Here's some terrible pics:

OLD:

NEW:

Staples logo

Um, why are the Clippers playing Phoenix on the LAKERS floor?

[FGWB]

Um, why are the Clippers playing Phoenix on the LAKERS floor?

Wildfires?

[nyk]

I noticed during last night's Clippers-Knicks game that the Staples Center on-court wordmark now looks a lot more like the Staples logo.

Specifically the L now has the top curved in like a staple, just like in the Staples store logo. I don't know if it's exactly the same, because the L still looks kinda "pointy" instead of rounded off, but its a lot closer than it used to be.

Is this new this year? I thought NBA courts weren't allowed to have compaany logos on the court, even if its the name of the arena. Usually they make the company use a different font or something so its not a brand-name logo.

Here's some terrible pics:

OLD:

NEW:

Staples logo

Um, why are the Clippers playing Phoenix on the LAKERS floor?

Because it was a double header preseason game involving the Lakers, Clippers, Suns and Bobcats. The Lakers host 2 days doubleheader games every preseason

[EatSleepJeep]

I wonder if target center will switch now...

[Old School Fool]

On the Bobcats court it says Presbyterian Hospital. That's quite literally the first ad I've ever seen on an NBA court.\

Not an actual pic, but it's what is modded into NBA Live on the PC.

[chakfu]

Does it really say Presbyterian hospital on the court? I think that mod was based off of pics of the practice court which had it, but I was skeptical that that would end up on the real court...

[dfwabel]

If it was a rule, it has long past been erased or just ignored since the sponsor is ponying up millions. The font of Key Bank has always been on the Sonics' court as long as it has been known as KeyArena There are more company fonts on floors than you think, but it might not be in the company's colors, but more are going that route. Just go to a teams site and you'll see. Every airline sponsored has the font on their plane's livery.

[Old School Fool]

Does it really say Presbyterian hospital on the court? I think that mod was based off of pics of the practice court which had it, but I was skeptical that that would end up on the real court...

Yup! I knew it was too good to be true.