Sacramento Kings take tacky photos in ugly Christmas sweaters

This holiday season, NBA teams are selling officially licensed ugly sweaters. The Kings came up with a fantastic idea to market the new merchandise: make the

Extra Mustard | Nov 21, 2014

Sacramento Kings take tacky photos in ugly Christmas sweaters /

This holiday season, NBA teams are selling officially licensed ugly sweaters. The Kings came up with a fantastic idea to market the new merchandise: make the players wear the sweaters and do a weird photoshoot.

A lot of these look like they were taken straight from AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. Here's a few highlights, but you can see all the photos on Kings.com.

It's not just the rookies who were forced into this, either. Rudy Gay, who just signed a big contract extension, and emerging star DeMarcus Cousins got in on the action. Reggie Evans, one of the most intimidating players in the NBA, participated as well.

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- Dan Gartland

Published Nov 21, 2014

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