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Philadelphia G-League affiliate wore SpongeBob Squarepants uniforms last night

by:Jack Pilgrim01/04/18

Last night, the Delaware 87ers, G-League affiliate for the Philadelphia 76ers, wore some pretty… interesting uniforms.

The team rocked SpongeBob Squarepants uniforms on Nickelodeon night, where ticket sales and jersey auction proceeds were donated to charity. The charity involved was CHILD, Inc., an organization dedicated to help and serve dependent, neglected and abused children and their parents.

Former No. 2 overall pick Emeka Okafor modeled the uniform before the game.

NBA Rookie of the Year in 2005.

SpongeBob uniform in the G-League in 2018.

Pretty wild ride for the former UCONN Husky.

Here was some of the in-game action, featuring former Kentucky recruit and Indiana Hoosier James Blackmon Jr.

Back in 2015, Minor League baseball’s Norfolk Tides wore similar uniforms.

Who wore it better?

Speaking of SpongeBob, the Jacksonville Jaguars are promoting teal beer, buns, and ice cream for the NFL Playoffs, and Stephen Johnson had the perfect response:

This is the SpongeBob episode Johnson is referring to:

I never thought I’d spend an afternoon writing about SpongeBob Squarepants on KSR, but here we are.

Nonetheless, awesome gesture for the Delaware 87ers to donate a night of ticket sales and jersey auction proceeds to to charity.

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