In a move that will have any woman who plays basketball muttering "FINALLY," Nike has released a line of breathable separates, shoes, and accessories meant exclusively for the court. The clothes are mercifully free of the traditional trappings of female sportswear: no leggings, no hot pink (with the exception of one super tight basketball), no pandering, and no sexism. Accompanied by a campaign featured Chiney Ogwumike and Elena Delle Donne, the collection is about clothes that fit a woman's body without distractions.
As a basketball-playing friend of mine wrote on Facebook: "Ecstatic that the new addition to women's basketball section is no longer just warm up jackets, yoga pants, and running shorts in ridiculous colorways." Amen.
For more, see how some NYC ballers dress off the court in our winter fashion editorial, "Court-Side Hustle."