I’m not sure I completely understand why, but the Los Angeles Lakers won’t be wearing their awesome black City jerseys when facing the New Orleans Pelicans in the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas.
Why? Per ESPN: “While the Lakers players would prefer to continue to wear their black ensemble against the New Orleans Pelicans in the semifinals, sources told ESPN, the NBA has other plans. … The NBA is preventing the Lakers from wearing their black uniforms because of concerns over the visual contrast between the jerseys and the design of the specialized in-season court the semifinals will be played on at T-Mobile Arena, a source with knowledge of the subject told ESPN.”
The best part of this is Dave McMenamin quoting an anonymous player, who had two words to say:
“That’s ass.”
When one Lakers player was informed the team wouldn't be allowed to wear black on Thursday, he replied, "That's ass."
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Agreed.