The fan base of the Philadelphia 76ers has been clamoring for a specific uniform to return to their team for a long time. Those uniforms would be the black dazzle uniforms worn during the heyday of Allen Iverson in the City of Brotherly Love.
The Sixers did bring a black jersey into the equation during the 2020-21 season when they wore the boathouse row jerseys, but they were a bit of a letdown. There was so much hype about possibly bringing back the dazzle jerseys and when the boathouse row ones were revealed, it was almost like one could hear air being let out of a balloon.
Former president of business operations, Chris Heck, was never a big fan of those jerseys as he believed they did not have anything to do with the Sixers. He recently resigned from his position and now, the idea is that the dazzle uniforms could return to Philadelphia’s selection.
Per The Philadelphia Inquirer:
They won’t be worn next season to coincide with the 25th anniversary as the Sixers are not one of the teams authorized by the league to wear a throwback — or “classic” — uniform in 2022-23. But it’s safe to assume that the black uniforms are in the conversation to be worn as alternates the next time the Sixers are allowed to do so.
In a November 2020 interview with Uni-Watch, Heck said he “absolutely despised” the Iverson-era black jerseys, called it “blasphemy” to introduce silver and gold into the team’s logo, and said, “come hell or high water, we’re not going back to that uniform.” The Boathouse Row threads, Heck said, represented “New Philadelphia.
Fans have made their own photoshops over the years of Joel Embiid and other stars in the Iverson dazzle jerseys, but if they get their way, they won’t have to photoshop anymore. It will be an actuality that they can with their own eyes.
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