NBA Christmas uniforms released (Photos)
By John Buhler
The NBA will have five games being played on Christmas. Here is a look at what the 10 NBA Christmas uniforms will look like this season.
Christmas Day is one of the best days of the year in the NBA. It is really the first day of the NBA regular season where the league gets to assert its dominance over the other professional sports leagues. The NFL and college football dominate the fall but don’t play on Christmas.
There will be five 2016 Christmas Day games on the slate this year. The Boston Celtics will play the New York Knicks at 12:00 PM ET, the Golden State Warriors play the Cleveland Cavaliers at 2:30 PM ET, the Chicago Bulls play the San Antonio Spurs at 5:00 PM ET, the Minnesota Timberwolves play the Oklahoma City Thunder at 8:00 PM ET, and the Los Angeles Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30 PM ET.
In recent years, one of the most intriguing parts of NBA Christmas Day games has to be the uniforms. They encompass the holiday spirit and are only worn once a year. Here is a look at what the 10 Christmas Day game NBA uniforms will look like.
This year's NBA Christmas uniforms are very similar to last season's. Here are the 10 teams that will be playing on Dec. 25. pic.twitter.com/b9hoofw0p0
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) October 12, 2016
All 10 uniforms have that holiday season scripture emblazoned on the front of the jersey. Outside of the Bulls who will feature gray accents, the jerseys are exclusively two-tonal. Overall, they are easy on the eyes.
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However, three of the 10 uniforms look a little different from what we probably expected. The Lakers are wearing white jerseys with purple numbering. It’s interesting to not see any gold on their Christmas Day threads.
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The Timberwolves are wearing black jerseys with emerald numbering. Black and green are rarely used in professional sports jerseys. This is probably the oddest looking of the 10. The Thunder were the one team where any thread wouldn’t have surprised. They go periwinkle blue with white numbering. It’s more subdued than their normal jerseys.