{"product_id":"black-fives-basketball-jersey","title":"Black Fives Basketball Jersey","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003c\/strong\u003eAs part of They Gave Us Game, Ebbets Field Flannels is honored to explore the history of Black basketball. This basketball jersey is inspired by the legacy of the Black Fives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% Polyester mesh jersey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTackle twill front and back logos\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubber mold applique basketball logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eBlackened white trim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry Clean Only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImported\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eJust after basketball was invented in 1891, teams were called “fives” in reference to their starting five players. The sport, like society, was racially segregated, and all-Black squads were called “colored quints,” “Negro cagers,” or “Black fives.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThe sport remained divided from 1904 - when basketball was first introduced to African Americans on a wide-scale organized basis - until the racial integration of the National Basketball League in the 1940s and the National Basketball Association in 1950.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eDuring that time, dozens of all-Black teams emerged, flourished, and excelled, staging culturally rich, socially meaningful events that strengthened Black communities in the face of Jim Crow oppression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product cannot be customized.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EFF","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":43439619768509,"sku":"21749816","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":43439619801277,"sku":"21749816","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":43439619834045,"sku":"21749816","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":43439619866813,"sku":"21749816","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":43439619899581,"sku":"21749816","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":43439619932349,"sku":"21749816","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/1618\/files\/21749816_02.jpg?v=1707928658","url":"https:\/\/www.ebbets.pro\/en-ca\/products\/black-fives-basketball-jersey","provider":"Ebbets Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}