Nike just released their “NBA City” uniforms, and we have one question: Where can we get one?
If you haven’t already fallen in love with Nike’s NBA uniforms, then you can’t help but feel that tingling feeling in your heart when you see their new “NBA City” editions.
The new City Edition uniforms are made to celebrate each team’s home city. It’s a far cry from the original uniforms, which consisted of the home, away, and alternate editions. That satisfied jersey collectors for year’s, but after you see these new City Edition uniforms, you’ll ditch those old ones and rock these babies 24/7.
While every team in the league will have their own definitive City Editon uniform, there were a few that stood out from the pack.
Cleveland Cavalier fans will be represented by their adopted nickname,”The Land,” with with “defend” on the bottom right side of the jersey and the middle of the shorts sporting a silhouette of the Buckeye State with the sides spelling out “Cleveland.”
Fans of the Boston Celtics will be able to rock a jersey patterned after the famed parquet floor. The middle of the shorts will feature the Celtics lucky clover, Red Auerbach’s famed signature, and a mini-2008 NBA Championship banner in the middle.
The Golden State Warriors edition represents the Bay Area’s Asian culture, with a dragon overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the jersey number. Chinese characters adorn the middle of the waistband on the shorts.
Probably the best in the series goes to the Sacramento Kings, whose white and baby blue jersey with the Kings logo in the middle is one that I think will have the same popularity as the Hornet’s Starter jackets of the ’90s. You can just see everyone have one of those Kings City Edition jerseys in their closets.
The Memphis Grizzlies jerseys pay homage to Martin Luther King Jr. The Los Angeles Lakers uniform features a snake pattern as a nod to legend Kobe Bryant.
Nike has truly changed the jersey game with their new City Edition uniforms.