The Knicks acted quickly after learning that a Midtown store was selling a racially offensive t-shirt with their team logo at the centerpiece.
The shirt had K-N-I spelled out, but C-K-S was replaced by G-G-A. The shirt was selling for $45, or $10 more than the unedited shirt, according to NBC 4 in New York.
“Everybody’s buying,” store manager Eddie Nunez told the TV station.
“Everybody’s different. Some people are offended, some people laugh, some people buy it.”
You can count the Knicks among those offended.
“We absolutely do not condone this t-shirt, which violates our trademark rights and now that it has been brought to our attention, the Knicks are working with the NBA to have the store cease and desist from selling them,” the team said in a statement.
Nunez originally said they were going to keep selling the merchandise, but customer complaints and the Knicks’ legal action spurred them into removing them.