It is a rite of passage for every single iteration of Team USA’s basketball team.
Their jerseys have to be judged. They just have to be. It’s all part of the process. And they’re all always going to be compared to two other versions: Either the 1992 Dream Team jerseys that are now one of the greatest retro jerseys ever or the 2012 Olympic team that had so many classic moments.
It’s unfair. But that’s just the way it is. And so, here we are. The new 2020 Olympic team jerseys were revealed with official photos on Thursday and they were…OK?
Here’s a look.
The #USABMNT show off their new threads! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ngvMwl4IGn
— NBA (@NBA) July 8, 2021
The gradient color scheme feels sort of extra here — just give us some solid colors. These would be great in just an all blue or an all-red scheme. Instead…we have this.
Fans had mixed reactions to them.