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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jared Sullinger (left), Rajon Rondo (center) and Jerryd Bayless (right) model the Celtics' St. Patrick's Day jerseys. (Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Celtics and Bulls both donned green, sleeved Adidas jerseys during their St. Patrick's Day games on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any hope that the holiday-inspired uniforms might provide a little luck of the Irish proved fleeting, as Boston fell 94-89 to Dallas on the road and Chicago suffered a 97-85 home loss to Oklahoma City.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boston unveiled its green, sleeved jerseys last week, noting in a promotional video that the uniforms were an homage to the original Celtics, who wore sleeves during their inaugural 1946-47 season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jeff Green wears a green jersey on St. Patrick's Day. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The front of the jersey was solid green, with gold trim around the neck, and the word \u201CCeltics\u201D and the player\u2019s number appear in large, gold block lettering across the chest. On the back, the player\u2019s jersey number appears in gold while his last name and the team\u2019s shamrock logo, which is centered near the neck, appear in white.\u00A0The jerseys were paired with green shorts that have an angular gold design on the sides. The shamrock makes another appearance within the gold design.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Kirk Hinrich (left), Carlos Boozer (center) and Mike Dunleavy Jr. (right) wear the Bulls' St. Patrick's Day jerseys. (Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago's designs featured a solid green top with \"Chicago\" in white, block lettering and the player's number on the front, with a white v-neck design around the collar. On the back, the player's name and jersey number appeared in white underneath the team's red bull logo.\u00A0Green shorts, which featured the bull logo inside a white diamond design, complemented the jerseys.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; D.J. Augustin (center) wears a green jersey on St. Patrick's Day. (Chicago Tribune)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boston and Chicago were natural picks to wear green, as both cities have large Irish-American populations and both play host to major St. Patrick's Day parades. Boston's event regularly draws more than 1 million attendees and the Chicago River has been dyed green to celebrate the holiday\u00A0for more than 40 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RELATED: Jarrett Jack says sleeved jerseys make players look like 'Beach Police'&lt;/strong&gt;\nThe St. Patrick's Day jerseys continue Adidas\u2019 trend toward the short-sleeve style.\u00A0Adidas unveiled its first sleeved jersey,\u00A0a yellow Warriors look, in February 2013. A\u00A0white sleeved Warriors jersey, an\u00A0orange sleeved Suns jersey, and a\u00A0light blue sleeved Clippers jersey\u00A0followed. The apparel manufacturer then designed sleeved jerseys for\u00A0all 10 teams that played on Christmas Day\u00A0and used\u00A0sleeved designs during the 2014 All-Star Game in New Orleans.\u00A0Also this month, six teams are\u00A0wearing sleeved jerseys for the league\u2019s annual \u201CLatin Nights\u201D\u00A0series of games.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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