If the Los Angeles Lakers had it their method, they’d be carrying their black “metropolis version” uniforms for his or her In-Season Match semifinal matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. 

However the league has shut that down, in accordance with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, who cites “issues over the visible distinction between the jerseys and the design of the specialised in-season courtroom the semifinals might be performed on at T-Cell Enviornment.”

From ESPN:

The Lakers are slated to put on their gold “icon” jerseys, in accordance with their uniform schedule on the group web site, which lists the colorway deliberate for each recreation for L.A. via the top of the common season. The Pelicans might be of their white “affiliation” uniforms.

When one Lakers participant was knowledgeable the group would not be allowed to put on black on Thursday, he replied, “That is ass.”

The Lakers would possibly simply want the aesthetics of the black jersey (they’re fairly clear), or they could have a contact of superstition. They’re 4-0 of their metropolis editions this season — all IST video games — with the newest being their 106-103 win over Phoenix within the quarterfinals on Tuesday. 

In case you wished to stretch the superstitious vibes, as McMenamin notes, LeBron James received the 2016 title whereas carrying Cleveland’s black uniforms in Recreation 7, and the Lakers went 4-1 within the 2020 NBA bubble whereas carrying their “Black Mamba” uniforms to honor Kobe Bryant. 

My guess is the Lakers identical to the look of the black uniforms, however the golds, that are additionally one of many league’s most basic suits, are a high-quality comfort.