We already knew the NBA had it too many uniforms, but the Thunder took things to a new level on Friday night against the Hawks, wearing different uniforms in each half of their game against Atlanta.
There was a good reason for the change, that of the NBA too many damn uniforms. The Hawks appeared in Oklahoma City court carrying their (checks) Icon sweaterswhile thunder their (checks the notes again) Statement sweaters
The result was an incredibly stupid match-up red against orange
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Incredibly, the Thunder – the home team, with the ability to wear any uniform they can muster – tried to blame the fiasco on the Hawks “wearing the wrong uniform color for the game.”
Apparently the Hawks had only brought red uniforms on their road trip, almost as if they thought they might get away with such a crazy concept as “road uniforms.” The Thunder may have disbelieved about this, but graciously switched to white uniforms at halftime – no, sorry, (check comments again) Jerseys Association
The Thunder defeated the Hawks, 63-55, in orange, and lined Atlanta, 55-54, in white, for a final of 118-109.
The worst thing about it is that it wasn’t just a bizarre event. The uniform choices were made in advance and the situation was completely avoidable.
In 2013, the Hawks-Knicks clash between red and orange was a much more understandable mistake. New York wore its orange alternates for the fourth time, and the NBA rules at the time required the home team To get this, “wear light colored jerseys and visitors dark jerseys, unless otherwise approved.”
Orange was designated as a light-colored alternate jersey, and NBA Vice President Tim Frank stated, “In the future, we will make sure the opponent wears a more distinctive color when the Knicks wear orange.”
However, he said nothing about the thunder in orange.
Sorry, not orange. “Sunset.” Is this a basketball league or an LL Bean catalog?