Power ranking P.J. Tucker’s five best playoff outfits

HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 29: PJ Tucker #4 of the Houston Rockets speaks to the media after Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Utah Jazz during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 29, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 29: PJ Tucker #4 of the Houston Rockets speaks to the media after Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Utah Jazz during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 29, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 6
Next
HOUSTON, TX – MAY 14: PJ Tucker #4 and James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets arrive before Game One of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 14, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – MAY 14: PJ Tucker #4 and James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets arrive before Game One of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 14, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. This other thing

I’m not sure exactly what we have going on here. The bedazzled jacket has a mariachi flair to it, like a badass bullfighter. But the black base to the outfit shows that he has a darkside. This isn’t just dancing around for the crowd, this is serious, life-or-death stuff. Again, it’s the attention to detail that helps Tucker pull it off — from the boots, to the ripped jeans, to the James-Harden-in-solid-colors-as-an-accessory.

In Tucker’s hands, he has the kicks he’ll be wearing on the court. They wouldn’t match the outfit if he swapped them for the boots, but the macabre tones of black and read are an homage to the threads he knows will be waiting for him in the locker room after the game. It’s a way for Tucker to take that mariachi mindset out onto the court, even if that jacket isn’t technically legal under the league’s uniform rules.