The Oklahoma City will honor the Oklahoma Native American heritage with their bold City Edition uniforms this season. The look for the Thunder is deeply influenced by the culture of the tribal nations in Oklahoma. The look comes in a turquoise color to represent the 11th anniversary stone and the native color of friendship, coinciding with the Thunder’s 11th season. Across the chest we see interlocking letters creating OKC. The belt pattern on the shorts is derived from a traditional sash and represents the various individual communities expanding outward, pointing toward and blending with each other. The vent on the shorts shows a graphic that is inspired by the turtle shell, the circle symbolizes the Earth and recognizes the tribes that line the outside. Another design touch point comes with the stripe elements that points east to welcome the rising sun and guide the way.
“More than just a uniform, this is a statement of our pride in the Native American culture that is so rich and vibrant in the fabric of Oklahoma,” said Thunder Senior Vice President Brian Byrnes. “We are honored to have worked with Nike to develop a design that in so many ways captures and celebrates the influence of our state’s Native American communities.”
The Detroit Pistons have joined the party in releasing their new City Edition uniform. The Motor City inspired uniform will come in black, based on inspiration from the automotive culture and the hard-nosed mentality of Detroit. The jersey will feature Motor City across the chest along with two stripes running down the front. We will get our first look at these unis hit the court on November 23rd.
The Charlotte Hornets have revealed their new City Edition uniform. We will get our first look at the new unis on Monday, November 19, when they host the Boston Celtics. The black uni will feature “Buzz City” across the chest in the team’s teal color. The numbers and letters will also feature the same teal coloring. The sides and back of both the jersey and shorts have a gray pattern designed to represent the wings of a hornet. The jersey includes the phrase “City of Flight” above the jock tag at the bottom left. The shorts will display the Hornets H surrounded by wings, similar to those on the original Nike Air Jordan I and II shoes.
“The City Edition uniform is inspired by our fans and their passion that transforms Charlotte into Buzz City,” said Hornets President & Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield. “It represents the civic pride that our organization has for our city and the dedication that our community has for the Hornets. The contrast of the solemn black and vibrant teal evokes the menacing intensity of a hornet and the swarming nature we want opponents to feel when they visit Spectrum Center. We are excited to see the new design worn on the court by our players and in the stands by our fans.”
The Denver Nuggets have released their new City Edition uniform. The new City Edition unis are inspired by the team’s original Rainbow Skyline uniform that was worn by the team from 1981-1993. The new design is to honor the classic design with a modern update to fit the Mile High City’ s evolution. The rainbow skyline uniform was retired as the team’s main uniform over 25 years ago.
The 76ers have revealed their new City Edition uniform. The new look draws its inspiration from one of Philadelphia’s favorite sons, Rocky. The grey sweatsuit coloring and texture of the uniform is meant to resemble that of both Donnie Creed’s and Rocky’s iconic training scenes. The belt trim on the shorts was inspired by Rocky’s championship belt and at the center shows off the Benjamin Franklin basketball logo. On the front of the jersey circling the players number we see a circle of stars, that is a nod to the ring that Rocky and Creed first faced off in. This uniform is a great tie to the city of Philadelphia and its Philadelphians.
Florida Basketball is making the upgrade from Nike to Jordan this season and have released a look at their new home unis. The Jordan white uniform will serve as the Gators primary home uniform this season. The white look will be accented with orange letters and numbers with a large orange stripe down the shorts.
Duke Basketball is getting ready for another dominant season and their footwear is starting to come in. The team took to social media to show off their new Kobe AD’s in Duke blue and assuring us that more kicks will be coming in the future.
Georgia Tech reveals the Yellow Jackets’ 2018-19 men’s and women’s basketball uniforms. We will see both the men’s and women’s team feature three different adidas uniform sets; white, Tech Gold and navy blue. The men’s gold uniforms have the same navy blue wordmark on the front while the women’s gold jerseys feature “WRECK” above their numbers, which is a nod to Georgia Tech’s famous “Ramblin’ Wreck” moniker. We see both teams’ blue uniforms giving a nod to the tradition of the Institute, by simply including the “TECH” portion of the wordmark in Tech Gold above the numbers. To finish off the look a set of “Stinger Stripes” are found on the sides of each jersey that mirror the striping on Tech’s adidas football uniforms.
Long Beach State Basketball has revealed their new look for the upcoming season. The team shows off the options of 4 different uniforms to choose from. The basketball team will have a standard white uniform with black numbers, a black uniform with white numbers, and a gray uniform with yellow numbers. Each of these unis will have Beach across the front in LBSU’s signature font. The fourth uniform comes in a all yellow look and reads The LBC across the chest.
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The Warriors have made history with their 2018 Championship Ring. For the first time ever the Warriors Championship ring will be reversible. The reversible top is a nod to the back to back championships for the Warriors. There is a bristle texture on both sides of the ring to represent the Finals sweep. Finally on each side of the faces there are 74 sapphires and diamonds to signify the number of wins in the regular season and playoffs.
