LeBron James gave the best indication yet that the NBA's sleeved jerseys have to go

The Cleveland Cavaliers broke out their new all-black sleeved jerseys on Wednesday night against the New York Knicks, which caused some ire from notable sleeve-hater LeBron James.

James got off to a cold start against the Knicks, and after a missed shot he was caught on camera ripping at the sleeves, loosening them up. During a commercial break shortly thereafter, he found a pair of scissors at the scorer's table to cut them even more. He played the rest of the game with his sleeves flowing freely in the Quicken Loans Arena breeze.

As SB Nation's James Dator notes, ripping the sleeves actually seemed to help James' game.

Before the ripping, James was 4-for-11 from the field, 0-for-4 from 3-point range, and 0-for-2 from the free-throw line, with eight points and zero assists. After the ripping he was 5-for-12 from the field, 1-for-1 from 3-point range, and 4-for-5 from the free-throw line — good for 15 points and three assists.

After the game, which the Cavs won easily against the sleeveless and listless Knicks, 96-86, James said he had ripped the sleeves out of frustration with his shot, not out of frustration with the sleeved jerseys.

Considering James' longstanding feud with any and all sleeved jerseys, we'll chalk these comments up to James wanting to avoid a fine. But James isn't the only player who clearly hates these sleeved jerseys — Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and Kawhi Leonard have all complained that they are restricting.

The sleeved jerseys were born out of their marketability toward fans who prefer to wear a sleeved T-shirt to a sleeveless jersey. And that's fine — keep selling them to fans, by all means. But when the uniform starts messing with players' shots, it's time to relegate the jerseys to fans only.

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