As part of their 55th anniversary season, the Houston Rockets are honoring their franchise origins in San Diego, where they played from 1967 until 1971, with custom green-and-gold throwback uniforms. Made by Nike, the Hardwood Classic jerseys will be worn at least six times during the 2022-23 season.
The Rockets aren’t stopping with the jerseys, though, and they also aren’t waiting until the 2022-23 season begins in October.
Local artist Floyd Mendoza, who recently designed a Houston-area mural to honor Uvalde shooting victims, unveiled a new mural in East Downtown featuring rising Rockets star Jalen Green. In that mural, Green is shown going in for a dunk wearing both the team’s current uniforms and the newly released Classic version, with the skylines and logos of both San Diego and Houston as the backdrop.
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“History propels us forward,” the mural reads. The mural includes a rocket lifting off with the letters NBA on it, with a San Diego tribute on the left and current Houston threads on the right.
Fans wanting to take a picture with or of the new mural can view it in-person at 2101 Polk St., just a few blocks east of Toyota Center.
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