
“I’ve been across the NBA now 25 years, and I don’t assume I’ve ever noticed each groups pop out with their house [white] uniforms on,” mentioned a surprised Brevin Knight on the opening of the Bally Sports activities broadcast of the Thunder-Grizzlies sport this night. Given Knight performed with 9 groups over 12 years within the NBA, that’s pronouncing one thing.
As each groups stood at mid-court taking a look at every different and round for any person to unravel the location, Grizzlies famous person Ja Morant were given amusing out of the predicament.
Ultimately, the referees made up our minds that the Grizzlies, as guests in OKC, must return to the locker room and alter their uniforms.
“Simply while you concept you had noticed the whole thing,” mentioned Knight’s broadcast spouse Pete Pranica.
OKC got here out dressed in white jerseys.
Memphis got here out dressed in white jerseys.
…just one staff can put on white jerseys. (🎥 @GrizzOnBally) pic.twitter.com/FoBXqH6NIj
— NBC Sports activities (@NBCSports) March 14, 2022
In recent times, the NBA has experimented with quite a few uniforms for every staff. Till the 2017–18 season, the league mandated the away staff put on darkish coloured jerseys and the house staff mild coloured jerseys.
Since that season, on the other hand, the house staff is authorized to come to a decision to put on white or coloured jerseys. The visiting staff then will have to put on a jersey of enough distinction, both white or every other colour, that gamers (and audience) will have the ability to inform them aside. And groups nowadays have extra colours than ever.
A membership just like the Los Angeles Lakers now has a colour palette comprises no longer handiest yellow for house video games and red for away video games, but in addition a white jersey honoring the staff’s mythical broadcaster Chick Hearn and more than a few throwback iterations of the staff’s equipment, together with darkish and light-weight blue uniforms. Puzzled but?