Posted Jun 15, 2016 by Fitz Tepper (@fitztepper)

Even though they’re still in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors have essentially become the de facto NBA team of Silicon Valley. But it won’t stay that way for long, at least if the Sacramento Kings have anything to do with it.

Since being taken over by technology entrepreneur Vivek Ranadivè three years ago, the team has been on a mission to prove they are the most technologically savvy one in the NBA. They’ve done this by holding the NBA’s first startup pitch-off, inviting self-driving cars to chaperone fans from the parking lot to the stadium, and more.

So today, when the team rolled out its new jerseys to match the recent rebranding, it seemed only natural when it also released a VR experience for fans to check out the threads.

The team worked with River Studios to shoot a 360-degree video of Kings player Willie Cauley-Stein showing off the new jerseys. The video, embedded below, gives you a pretty good taste of what it’s like to be behind the scenes at an NBA photo shoot. Make sure you view it in a browser that supports 360-video on YouTube or on your VR device.

Of course, virtual reality is only cool if you have the equipment to experience it. And since there isn’t yet an Oculus or Vive in every home, the team is setting up VR demos at two team stores in Sacramento for fans to strap on a device and experience it themselves.

Hopefully this is a sign that sports teams are starting to warm up to VR, which is the first step in getting professional games streamed in the new medium. Once enough fans see the potential that VR can bring to the game-watching experience, it’s only a matter of time before teams and leagues have to give in and start streaming games in virtual reality.

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Flo Rida Donates Crazy Football Uniforms To Miami Carol City High (PHOTO)

Just months after a Palm Beach high school’s new football uniforms were nationally derided as the “ugliest” ever, rapper Flo Rida has tapped the guy behind them to commemorate a special anniversary for his alma mater.

Delray Beach-based uniform designer Ryan Boylston of Futuristic Woo is teaming up with the hip-hop chart-topper to create special edition uniforms for the 50th anniversary of Miami Carol City High, which opened in 1963.

Though Boylston’s “kryptonite-dipped” designs for Atlantic High School prompted a flurry of pointed criticism from across the Internet, Flo Rida considered Boylston’s tastes on point for the Chiefs’ 2013 fall season.

“We’re not just out to shock or be cool. Too many schools are using old logos or even logos from college and pro teams,” said Boylston, whose controversial design for Carol City includes feathered helmets and a chief’s face on the front of the team’s pants.

Flo Rida, who graduated Carol City as Tramar Dillard in 1998, is donating the uniforms. Take a look:

New Chicago Bears Uniforms: Nike Debuts Fresh Blue And Orange Elite 51 Gear (PHOTOS)

After replacing Reebok as the official supplier of uniforms,
Nike and the NFL on Tuesday unveiled a new lineup of jerseys and gear for all 32 teams.

The Chicago Bears will keep their navy blue and orange colors, of course, but will now
have “newer lightweight fabrics and a sleek silhouette.”

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, who modeled the new uniform for Nike,
 tweeted about the uniforms Tuesday.

“new jerseys are sweet...Classic Chicago Bears look,” he said.

HuffPost Miami has more on the new gear:

 The swoosh has just released images of Miami’s new Nike Elite 51 gear, a new system that reportedly reduces weight with “flywire technology” and fits like shrink-wrap over pads with a new four-way stretch fabric. Oh, and it’s also got “sleeve articulation,” whatever that is, and is supposedly harder to tug.

While the new jerseys may be “sweet,” they are also quite pricey: a new, game day jersey
will set fans back $250.

Check out the new Bears uniforms here. What do you think? All photos courtesy of 
Nike, Inc.