April 04, 2018
Merch Company Drops The Ball On Wizards T-Shirts
The Wizards of the NBA play in Washington D.C., but it’s unclear if the sports apparel company Fanatics realizes this. Behold this creation:
Whoopsies!
Yes, that’s the Wizards logo alright. The only problem is it’s emblazoned over the outline of Washington state. As you can imagine, Twitter is all over this:
T-shirt company thinks the Wizards play in Washington state. A great gift for a Wizards fan in Walla Walla (via @Mike_Callow) https://t.co/71kgZBGmLT pic.twitter.com/78kFLjOLnP
— Scott Allen (@ScottSAllen) April 4, 2018
Fanatics breaking the news that Wizards are coming to Seattle?
— Kyle Kuest (@Kyle_Kuest) April 4, 2018
So...who wants to break the news to Fanatics!? https://t.co/0nz9t27TyH
— r/WashingtonWizards (@WizardsReddit) April 4, 2018
And this isn’t the first time a Washington D.C. team has been associated with the Pacific Northwest. Just last year, the NFL Shop mistook the Washington Redskins as a Washington state team by doing almost exactly the same thing Fanatics did, but instead of a T-shirt the medium was a promotional license plate. Have a look at this beauty:
Washington State of confusion
I've said it once and I'll say it again ... proofing matters!